Pixelfed OAuth Scope Handler ID manipulation (missing auth) v0.12.11-0.12.10
CVE-2026-93960 Published on September 20, 2026
Pixelfed OAuth Scope ApiV1Controller.php instancePeers missing authentication
A vulnerability was identified in Pixelfed up to 0.12.11. Impacted is the function instancePeers of the file app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV1Controller.php of the component OAuth Scope Handler. Such manipulation of the argument ID leads to missing authentication. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 0.12.10 is recommended to address this issue. The name of the patch is 68dca5097305fa0065d029587b2233524636025a. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Timeline
Advisory disclosed
VulDB entry created
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Weakness Types
Missing Authentication for Critical Function
The software does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources.
What is an authentification Vulnerability?
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the software does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
CVE-2026-93960 has been classified to as an authentification vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-93960
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