github - ghsa-7287-grhx-542x

ghsa-7287-grhx-542x

Vulnerability from github

Published

2025-03-25 21:31

Modified

2025-03-26 14:53

Severity ?

4.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Summary

Pixelfed may allow unauthorized actor to view private posts and private users

Details

Pixelfed before 0.12.5 allows anyone to follow private accounts and see private posts on other Fediverse servers. This affects users elsewhere in the Fediverse, if they otherwise have any followers from a Pixelfed instance.

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      },
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            {
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            },
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        }
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-03-26T14:53:15Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-03-25T21:15:43Z",
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  },
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  "id": "GHSA-7287-grhx-542x",
  "modified": "2025-03-26T14:53:15Z",
  "published": "2025-03-25T21:31:34Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30741"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://fokus.cool/2025/03/25/pixelfed-vulnerability.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/releases/tag/v0.12.5"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://mastodon.social/@pixelfed/114215925957179498"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43474425"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Pixelfed may allow unauthorized actor to view private posts and private users"
}

CVE-2025-30741 (GCVE-0-2025-30741)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2025-03-25 00:00

Modified

2025-03-26 14:44

Severity ?

4.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CWE

CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization

Summary

Pixelfed before 0.12.5 allows anyone to follow private accounts and see private posts on other Fediverse servers. This affects users elsewhere in the Fediverse, if they otherwise have any followers from a Pixelfed instance.

References

URL

Tags

	https://fokus.cool/2025/03/25/pixelfed-vulnerability.html
	https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/releases/tag/v0.12.5
	https://mastodon.social/@pixelfed/114215925957179498
	https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43474425

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Pixelfed	Pixelfed	Version: 0 ≤

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