CVE-2025-22138 Private categories allow suggested edits to be viewed via the queue in @codidact/qpixel
Unprivileged users can view suggested edits in private categories via the queue, exposing sensitive content in QPixel installations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-22138?
CVE-2025-22138 is a medium-severity vulnerability in codidact qpixel, published on 13 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
@codidact/qpixel is a Q&A-based community knowledge-sharing software. In affected versions when a category is set to private or limited-visibility within QPixel's admin tools, suggested edits within this category can still be viewed by unprivileged or anonymous users via the suggested edit queue. This issue has not yet been patched and no workarounds are available. Users are advised to follow the development repo for updates.
### Patches Not yet patched.
### Workarounds None available. Private or limited-visibility categories should not be considered ways to store sensitive information.
### References Internal: [SUPPORT-114](https://codidact.atlassian.net/issues/SUPPORT-114)
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-22138?
How do I fix CVE-2025-22138?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-22138 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-22138 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-22138 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pv74-hcg9-65r4.