Misskey vulnerable to improper authorization when accessing with third-party application
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-285.
Summary
Misskey is an open source, decentralized social media platform. Third-party applications may be able to access some endpoints or Websocket APIs that are incorrectly specified as [kind](https://github.com/misskey-dev/misskey/blob/406b4bdbe79b5b0b68fcdcb3c4b6e419460a0258/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints.ts#L811) or [secure](https://github.com/misskey-dev/misskey/blob/406b4bdbe79b5b0b68fcdcb3c4b6e419460a0258/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints.ts#L805) without the user's permission and perform operations such as reading or adding non-public content. As a result, if the user who authenticated the application is an administrator, confidential information such as object storage secret keys and SMTP server passwords will be leaked, and general users can also create invitation codes without permission and leak non-public user information. This is patched in version [2023.12.1](https://github.com/misskey-dev/misskey/commit/c96bc36fedc804dc840ea791a9355d7df0748e64).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| misskey-dev | misskey | before 2023.12.1 | 2023.12.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- misskey Vendormisskey-dev Affected before 2023.12.1 Fixed in 2023.12.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:misskey:misskey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2023.12.1 | Vulnerable | misskey-dev |
- cpe:2.3:a:misskey:misskey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2023.12.1 Vulnerable ·misskey-dev
Remediation
- Fix · CNA misskey (misskey-dev) Fixed in 2023.12.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-52139
References
More misskey-dev Misskey vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-18599 Misskey CSRF vulnerability due to insecure configuration of authentication cookie attributes CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
- TI-2025-29081 Misskey CSS Style Injection Vulnerability In `MkUrlPreview` CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
- TI-2025-40906 Misskey has a login rate limit bypass via spoofed X-Forwarded-For header CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
- TI-2025-29276 Misskey Directory Traversal Vulnerability in AiScript via `Mk:api` CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-40839 misskey.js's export data contains private post data CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-22705 Misskey lacks proper authorization checks and input validation CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
Sources
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