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CVE-2025-30741
Pixelfed may allow unauthorized actor to view private posts and private users
Impact
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 | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| composer | pixelfed/pixelfed | < 0.12.5 | 0.12.5 |
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|
| Pixelfed | before 0.12.5 |
Versions were read from the advisory text. No structured product data has been published for this record yet.
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://fokus.cool/2025/03/25/pixelfed-vulnerability.html
- https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/releases/tag/v0.12.5
- https://mastodon.social/@pixelfed/114215925957179498
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43474425
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7287-grhx-542x
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30741