Pixelfed through 0.12.9 Unauthorized Story Access via API
33Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.
ssvc Attendcvss 5.3epss 0.3%
exploitation probability
0.3%top 78% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
1 public exploit(s)
Pixelfed through 0.12.9 fails to validate follower status in StoryComposeController react and comment endpoints, allowing authenticated users to access follower-only stories. Attackers can enumerate sequential story IDs and submit reactions or comments to retrieve story media URLs and author information without following the account.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected products
pixelfed · pixelfedpublic PoCs found — 1
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References
https://github.com/geo-chen/oss/blob/main/Pixelfed.mdhttps://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfedhttps://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/blob/v0.12.9/app/Http/Controllers/StoryComposeController.php#L487-L501https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/blob/v0.12.9/app/Http/Controllers/StoryComposeController.php#L566-L580https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/blob/v0.12.9/routes/web-api.php#L154-L155https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pixelfed-through-0.12.9-unauthorized-story-access-via-api