Pixelfed may allow unauthorized actor to view private posts and private usersGHSA-7287-grhx-542x
MEDIUMGHSA-7287-grhx-542x is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.3) CWE-863 vulnerability in pixelfed/pixelfed. A fix is available for pixelfed/pixelfed — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-7287-grhx-542x.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
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.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | pixelfed/pixelfed | all versions | 0.12.5composer require pixelfed/pixelfed:^0.12.5 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
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.
Fix
Update pixelfed/pixelfed to 0.12.5 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-7287-grhx-542x is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
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
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