CVE-2023-29218 (GCVE-0-2023-29218)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-04-03 00:00
Modified
2025-02-18 16:59
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
The Twitter Recommendation Algorithm through ec83d01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (reduction of reputation score) by arranging for multiple Twitter accounts to coordinate negative signals regarding a target account, such as unfollowing, muting, blocking, and reporting, as exploited in the wild in March and April 2023. NOTE: Vendor states that allowing users to unfollow, mute, block, and report tweets and accounts and the impact of these negative engagements on Twitter’s ranking algorithm is a conscious design decision, rather than a security vulnerability.
References
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/twitter/the-algorithm/issues/1386Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/twitter/the-algorithm/tree/ec83d01dcaebf369444d75ed04b3625a0a645eb9Product
cve@mitre.orghttps://steventey.com/blog/twitter-algorithmProduct
cve@mitre.orghttps://twitter.com/Kaptain_Kobold/status/1642379706925477888Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://twitter.com/aakashg0/status/1641976913165180929Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1642324821324230657Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/twitter/the-algorithm/issues/1386Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/twitter/the-algorithm/tree/ec83d01dcaebf369444d75ed04b3625a0a645eb9Product
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://steventey.com/blog/twitter-algorithmProduct
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://twitter.com/Kaptain_Kobold/status/1642379706925477888Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://twitter.com/aakashg0/status/1641976913165180929Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1642324821324230657Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
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