CVE-2025-59950 json
FreshRSS: Double clickjacking can lead to privilege escalation
published 2025-09-29 13 mo ago modified 2026-10-19 20 d ago also EUVD-2025-31662
- cvss
- 6.7
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
FreshRSS is a free, self-hostable RSS aggregator. In versions 1.26.3 and below, due to a bypass of double clickjacking protection (confirmation dialog), it is possible to trick the admin into clicking the Promote button in another user's management page after the admin double clicks on a button inside an attacker-controlled website. A successful attack can allow the attacker to promote themselves to "admin" and log into other users' accounts; the attacker has to know the specific instance URL they're targeting. This issue is fixed in version 1.27.0.
Patch / fix
- freshrss freshrss 1.27.0
- github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS#7771 pull request
- github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/releases/tag/1.27.0 release
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 13 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/security/advisories/GHSA-j66v-hvqx-5vh3 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- FreshRSS FreshRSS
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-1021 Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames
References
-
github.com
/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/pull/7771
patch
-
github.com
/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/security/advisories/GHSA-j66v-hvqx-5vh3
exploit, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/releases/tag/1.27.0
release-notes
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-59950
- NVD CVE-2025-59950
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