Ability to perform actions (Tweet, Retweet, DM) and other actions, unauthenticated, on any account with SMS enabled.
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**Summary:** By knowing the mobile phone number associated with a Twitter account, or by using random mobile phone numbers! It is possible to perform the following actions against a target without their knowledge or interaction. With no account takeover scenario.
It's a case of, if I know the mobile number... I can control basic functions of the account.
I can do everything that is listed here: https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/sms-commands on an account, completely unauthenticated.
## Steps To Reproduce:
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1. Spoof target number, send an SMS to a special short code for the geographical location, as seen here: https://help.twitter.com/en/using-twitter/supported-mobile-carriers
## Impact: Massive. I can remove the SMS two factor of the account. I can DM people without them knowing. If I had the mobile number of Donald Trump, I could send Tweets as him... There is so much wrong here.
## Supporting Material/References:
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https://twitter.com/___Sh4rk___/status/1076204152546619392 this is a tweet I sent from my close friends account. She did not reveal her password or authenticate it at all.
## Impact
Remove 2FA
Tweet on someones behalf.
DM Someone.
Delete someones tweets
Turn off all phone SMS notifications
Follow people
Unfollow people.
Block/Report people - with a little script I could get 10000 phone numbers all reporting innocent tweets. Controlling media etc
More stuff really.
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State
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Substate
Resolved
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Weakness
Business Logic Errors