Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 12, 2013· Updated Apr 29, 2026

CVE-2013-5726

Description

Tweetbot 1.3.3 for Mac, and 2.8.5 for iPad and iPhone, does not require confirmation of (1) follow or (2) favorite actions, which allows remote attackers to automatically force the user to perform undesired actions, as demonstrated via the tweetbot:///follow/ URL.

Affected products

Tapbots/Tweetbot3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:tapbots:tweetbot:1.3.3:-:*:*:*:mac:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:tapbots:tweetbot:1.3.3:-:*:*:*:mac:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tapbots:tweetbot:2.8.5:-:*:*:*:ipad:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:tapbots:tweetbot:2.8.5:-:*:*:*:iphone:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

blog.binaryfactory.ca/2013/11/cve-2013-5726-tweetbot-for-ios-and-mac-user-disclosureprivacy-issue/nvdExploit
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2013/Nov/9nvdExploit
osvdb.org/99256nvd

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