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CVE-2023-29218

The Twitter Recommendation Algorithm through ec83d01 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (reduction of reputation score) by arranging for...

Basic Information

CVE State: PUBLISHED
Reserved Date: April 03, 2023
Published Date: April 03, 2023
Last Updated: February 18, 2025
Vendor: n/a
Product: n/a
Description: 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.

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1

7.5 - HIGH

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

SSVC Information

Exploitation: none
Automatable: Yes
Technical Impact: partial

Exploit Status

Exploited in the Wild: Yes (2023-04-03 00:00:00 UTC) Source

References

https://github.com/twitter/the-algorithm/issues/1386 https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1642324821324230657 https://steventey.com/blog/twitter-algorithm https://twitter.com/aakashg0/status/1641976913165180929 https://twitter.com/Kaptain_Kobold/status/1642379706925477888 https://github.com/twitter/the-algorithm/tree/ec83d01dcaebf369444d75ed04b3625a0a645eb9

Known Exploited Vulnerability Information

Source	Added Date
CVE	2023-04-03 00:00:00 UTC

Timeline

CVE ID Reserved

April 03, 2023
CVE Published to Public

April 03, 2023
Added to KEVIntel

April 03, 2023