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@khoplex@lemmy.one to Technology@beehaw.org • 2 years ago

Critical TootRoot bug lets attackers hijack Mastodon servers

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Critical TootRoot bug lets attackers hijack Mastodon servers

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@khoplex@lemmy.one to Technology@beehaw.org • 2 years ago
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Mastodon, the free and open-source decentralized social networking platform, has patched four vulnerabilities, including a critical one that allows hackers to create arbitrary files on instance-hosting servers using specially crafted media files.
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    Were any servers hijacked?

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