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CVE-2023-29218 (GCVE-0-2023-29218)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-03 00:00 – Updated: 2025-02-18 16:59 Disputed
VLAI
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-18 14:55 UTC
CWE
  • n/a
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