Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. Prior to versions 4.5.8, 4.4.15, and 4.3.21, an unauthenticated Open Redirect vulnerability (CWE-601) exists in the `/web/*` route due to improper handling of URL-encoded path segments. An attacker can craft a specially encoded URL that causes the application to redirect users to an arbitrary external domain, enabling phishing attacks and potential OAuth credential theft. The issue occurs because URL-encoded slashes (`%2F`) bypass Rails path normalization and are interpreted as host-relative redirects. Versions 4.5.8, 4.4.15, and 4.3.21 patch the issue.
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| Description | Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. Prior to versions 4.5.8, 4.4.15, and 4.3.21, an unauthenticated Open Redirect vulnerability (CWE-601) exists in the `/web/*` route due to improper handling of URL-encoded path segments. An attacker can craft a specially encoded URL that causes the application to redirect users to an arbitrary external domain, enabling phishing attacks and potential OAuth credential theft. The issue occurs because URL-encoded slashes (`%2F`) bypass Rails path normalization and are interpreted as host-relative redirects. Versions 4.5.8, 4.4.15, and 4.3.21 patch the issue. | |
| Title | Mastodon has a GET-Based Open Redirect via '/web/%2F<domain>' | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-601 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
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Updated: 2026-03-27T19:50:07.687Z
Reserved: 2026-03-24T15:10:05.678Z
Link: CVE-2026-33868
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-03-27T20:16:34.333
Modified: 2026-03-27T20:16:34.333
Link: CVE-2026-33868
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