# CVE-2025-30741: Pixelfed may allow unauthorized actor to view private posts and private users

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-30741-pixelfed-may-allow-unauthorized-actor-to-view-private-posts-and  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-03-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-30741 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2025-03-25

Pixelfed may allow unauthorized actor to view private posts and private users

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-30741 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-30741 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-30741?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 25 March 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** pixelfed/pixelfed (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.12.5.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-30741?** Yes. pixelfed/pixelfed (Packagist): upgrade to 0.12.5 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-30741?** 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 0.12.5 or later

  ```sh
  composer require pixelfed/pixelfed:^0.12.5
  ```


## Affected products

- pixelfed/pixelfed (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.12.5

## Identifiers

- CVE-2025-30741
- GHSA-7287-grhx-542x

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- [Pixelfed may allow unauthorized actor to view private posts](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-0914-pixelfed-may-allow-unauthorized-actor-to-view-private-posts)
- [Pixelfed allows user enumeration via reset password functionality](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-0901-pixelfed-allows-user-enumeration-via-reset-password-functionality)