# CVE-2023-0914: Pixelfed may allow unauthorized actor to view private posts

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-0914-pixelfed-may-allow-unauthorized-actor-to-view-private-posts  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-02-19  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-0914 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-02-19

Pixelfed may allow unauthorized actor to view private posts

Technologies: [pixelfed/pixelfed (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pixelfed-pixelfed). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-0914 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-0914 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-0914?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 19 February 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** pixelfed/pixelfed (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=0.11.4.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-0914?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-0914?** Check whether you run pixelfed/pixelfed (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- pixelfed/pixelfed (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=0.11.4

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-0914
- GHSA-qh6w-pq52-qxxq

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