High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 3, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2023-29218
CVE-2023-29218
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.
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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:a:twitter:recommendation_algorithm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=2023-03-31
- Twitter/Twitter Recommendation Algorithmdescription
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/twitter/the-algorithm/issues/1386nvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- twitter.com/Kaptain_Kobold/status/1642379706925477888nvdThird Party Advisory
- twitter.com/aakashg0/status/1641976913165180929nvdThird Party Advisory
- twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1642324821324230657nvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/twitter/the-algorithm/tree/ec83d01dcaebf369444d75ed04b3625a0a645eb9nvdProduct
- steventey.com/blog/twitter-algorithmnvdProduct
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