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CVE-2023-0914: Improper Authorization in pixelfed/pixelfed

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-02-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-285

Description

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

Affected products

• pixelfed: before 0.11.4 — fixed in 0.11.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: pixelfed 0.11.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/ef56f92c3d77e9bafaa70c08b7c04d5a61b8d454
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/54d5fd76-e038-4eda-9e03-d5e95e09c0ec
• https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/commit/ef56f92c3d77e9bafaa70c08b7c04d5a61b8d454
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/54d5fd76-e038-4eda-9e03-d5e95e09c0ec

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