CVE-2025-22138: Private categories allow suggested edits to be viewed via the queue in @codidact/qpixel

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.1 v4.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-01-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

@codidact/qpixel is a Q&A-based community knowledge-sharing software. In affected versions when a category is set to private or limited-visibility within QPixel's admin tools, suggested edits within this category can still be viewed by unprivileged or anonymous users via the suggested edit queue. This issue has not yet been patched and no workarounds are available. Users are advised to follow the development repo for updates. ### Patches Not yet patched. ### Workarounds None available. Private or limited-visibility categories should not be considered ways to store sensitive information. ### References Internal: [SUPPORT-114](https://codidact.atlassian.net/issues/SUPPORT-114)

Affected products

codidact qpixel: through 0.9.0

References

https://github.com/codidact/qpixel/security/advisories/GHSA-pv74-hcg9-65r4

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