CVE-2025-30741: Pixelfed may allow unauthorized actor to view private posts and private users

medium Affects pixelfed/pixelfed. Feed 2026.10.29.1, updated 2026-10-28; published 2025-03-25; advisory modified 2025-03-26.

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

Package: pixelfed/pixelfed Composer
Affected versions: <0.12.5
Fixed in: 0.12.5
Severity: medium CVSS 4.3
Exploitation: not on CISA KEV · EPSS 0% (24.3th percentile)
Published: 2025-03-25
Source: osv.dev

References

CWE-863

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