VDB-221492 · CVE-2023-0914 · EUVD-2023-0777

pixelfed up to 0.11.3 improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in pixelfed up to 0.11.3. The impacted element is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-0914. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in pixelfed up to 0.11.3. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper Authorization in GitHub repository pixelfed/pixelfed prior to 0.11.4.

The weakness was disclosed 02/19/2023. The advisory is shared for download at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-0914 since 02/19/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

Upgrading to version 0.11.4 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch ef56f92c3d77e9bafaa70c08b7c04d5a61b8d454 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-0777). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

pixelfed

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/pixelfed/pixelfed/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: pixelfed 0.11.4
Patch: ef56f92c3d77e9bafaa70c08b7c04d5a61b8d454

Timelineinfo

02/19/2023 🔍
02/19/2023 +0 days 🔍
02/19/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/05/2025 +867 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: ef56f92c3d77e9bafaa70c08b7c04d5a61b8d454
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-0914 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-0914
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-221492
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 02/19/2023 09:16
Updated: 07/05/2025 20:10
Changes: 02/19/2023 09:16 (40), 03/23/2023 09:53 (1), 07/05/2025 20:10 (16)
Complete: 🔍
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