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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by G59@lemmy.ml to c/fediverse@lemmy.ml

FYI!!! In case you start getting re-directed to porn sites.

Maybe the admin got hacked?


edit: lemmy.blahaj.zone has also been hacked. beehaw.org is also down, possibly intentionally by their admins until the issue is fixed.

Post discussing the point of vulnerability: https://lemmy.ml/post/1896249

Github Issue created here: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui/issues/1895

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[-] ImOnADiet@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Compromised in what way? Can you post proof?

[-] RoundSparrow@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)
[-] ImOnADiet@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Could you spoiler that weirdo image

[-] RoundSparrow@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

How do you spoiler an image in Lemmy markdown?

[-] ImOnADiet@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 years ago

It works like this

spoiler test


Test

[-] polskilumalo@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 years ago

The image isn't spoilered? lmao

[-] ImOnADiet@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I wasnt trying to spoiler that image

[-] RoundSparrow@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

I can't get it to work on an image. Is it 4 underscores?

[-] ImOnADiet@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 years ago
[-] RoundSparrow@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

3 underscores did not work in preview, I'll just leave it as is now, a clickable link (not rendered inline)

[-] ImOnADiet@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 years ago

I actually don't think you need the underscores, I'm not sure why it's not working

[-] ImOnADiet@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 years ago

sorry for this being so hectic, I was walking back to my apartment trying to do all this on my phone lol

[-] ImOnADiet@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Are you on an app? It’s this symbol on lemmy

Looks like this if you need to do it yourself

[-] RoundSparrow@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 years ago

I don't think it works on an image?!

[-] ImOnADiet@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago

testing spoiling an image


[-] ImOnADiet@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Works like this

[-] dsemy@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Just go to lemmy.world and see for yourself. (Or don’t actually, might give you a virus or something idk)

[-] ImOnADiet@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah I would like someone to post a screenshot i dont want to leak my ip

[-] Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me 0 points 2 years ago

Just go to https://lemmy.world and see for yourself, although be careful it's nasty.

As of now it looks like this:

And then it randomly redirects to gore sites like lemonparty or chaturbate or some pedo shit. It's pretty bad.

[-] ImOnADiet@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 2 years ago

Alright thanks

[-] Candelestine@lemmy.ca 0 points 2 years ago

Yea, I switched to this alt. It appears to be one of the assistant admins accts. Seems like an old fashioned anon prank, to me, they're mainly just trying to make stuff offensive and redirect people to lemonparty.

So, y'know, old school.

I don't know if any data is actually in danger, but I doubt it. I don't see why assistant admins would need access to it.

[-] hawkwind@lemmy.management 0 points 2 years ago

All the bean memes are in danger! On a serious note, old-skool or not, it's a huge loss of trust in something the community-at-large is excited to see replace reddit.

[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 0 points 2 years ago

On the other hand, look at where we are. This is proof that one hack can't take down Lemmy.

[-] hawkwind@lemmy.management 0 points 2 years ago

True that. If you look at posts on lemmy.world though, it's clear their users (which is like 50% of Lemmy) have zero clue they're defederated ATM, and probably many that don't know it's compromised.

[-] Hexadecimalkink@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago

Federation and decentralization are not Web 2.0 concepts. Just like people who first learned what a tweet and a follow were and all the other concepts of those social media platforms, they'll learn the new paradigm. Or they won't and we'll stick to 2.0 platforms.

[-] Max_P@lemmy.max-p.me 0 points 2 years ago

GitHub PR fixing the bug: https://github.com/LemmyNet/lemmy-ui/pull/1897/files

If your instance has custom emojis defined, this is exploitable everywhere Markdown is available. It is NOT restricted to admins, but can be used to steal an admin's JWT, which then lets the attacker get into that admin's account which can then spread the exploit further by putting it somewhere where it's rendered on every single page and then deface the site.

If your instance doesn't have any custom emojis, you are safe, the exploit requires custom emojis to trigger the bad code branch.

[-] HKayn@dormi.zone 0 points 2 years ago

But won't custom emojis from remote instances still trigger the exploit?

[-] ruk_n_rul@monyet.cc -1 points 2 years ago

Apparently the custom emojis are rendered as static images when federated to outside instances so it's clean.

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