# CVE-2024-25108: Pixelfed doesn't check OAuth Scopes in API routes, giving elevated permissions

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-25108-pixelfed-doesn-t-check-oauth-scopes-in-api-routes-giving-elevated  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-02-12  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2024-25108 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-02-12

Pixelfed doesn't check OAuth Scopes in API routes, giving elevated permissions

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2024-25108 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-25108 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2024-25108?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 12 February 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** pixelfed/pixelfed (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.10.4,fixed=0.11.11.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2024-25108?** Yes. pixelfed/pixelfed (Packagist): upgrade to 0.11.11 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2024-25108?** 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.

## How to fix

- pixelfed/pixelfed (Packagist): upgrade to 0.11.11 or later

  ```sh
  composer require pixelfed/pixelfed:^0.11.11
  ```


## Affected products

- pixelfed/pixelfed (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.10.4,fixed=0.11.11

## Identifiers

- CVE-2024-25108
- GHSA-gccq-h3xj-jgvf

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