CVE-2019-5961 describes a critical vulnerability in the Android application 'Tootdon for Mastodon' version 3.4.1 and earlier, where the app fails to properly validate X.509 certificates from SSL servers. This flaw enables man-in-the-middle (MitM) attackers to spoof legitimate servers using crafted certificates, potentially leading to the compromise of sensitive user information. With a CVSS score of 7.4 (High), the vulnerability is network-exploitable with high impact on confidentiality and integrity, though it requires high attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mastodon-tootdon:tootdon_for_mastodon:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.