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Mastodon security update: every version prior to today's is vulnerable to remote user impersonation and takeover (github.com)
submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] -5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Hmm, so if one is on iOS, the current version 2023.16, and is vulnerable. Take note apple / mac folx.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 7 months ago (1 children)

No, this is a server-side vulnerability. Clients do not need to update, instances do.