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CVE-2023-0914 — pixelfed

MEDIUMFix: pixelfed/pixelfed@ef56f92

CVE-2023-0914 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.3) CWE-285 vulnerability in pixelfed/pixelfed. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. The records list no fixed version yet; check the vendor advisory below and apply the mitigations in the meantime.

Improper Authorization in pixelfed/pixelfed

Also known asGHSA-qh6w-pq52-qxxq
Published
Updated
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
See advisory
Exploits
1 known
Exploitation data as of Nov 5, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗
0.6%probability of exploitation in next 30 days
Lower Risk0.00%
Lower risk than most CVEs46th percentile — riskier than 46% of all scored CVEsHighest risk
0.00%0.35%0.70%1.05%0.2%0.6%May 26Sep 26Nov 26

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected
🐘pixelfed/pixelfed

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Improper Authorization in GitHub repository pixelfed/pixelfed prior to 0.11.4.

Affected Packages

1 total
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐘Packagistpixelfed/pixelfedall versionsNo fix

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations
Application
pixelfedpixelfed
< 0.11.4
range
Exploits & PoCs
1

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

Improper Authorization in GitHub repository pixelfed/pixelfed prior to 0…

huntr.devNVDFeb 2023

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for pixelfed/pixelfed, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

  2. Remediation status

    The records we use list no patched version of pixelfed/pixelfed for CVE-2023-0914. Check the maintainer's advisory, and where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range.

  3. Mitigate without a patch

    Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.

Frequently Asked Questions

Improper Authorization in GitHub repository pixelfed/pixelfed prior to 0.11.4.
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CVE-2023-0914: pixelfed: Improper Authorization