CVE-2025-62166 json
FreshRSS has an IDOR which allows for viewing feeds of any user and leaking tokens
published 2026-03-09 8 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-208442
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 37%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
FreshRSS is a free, self-hostable RSS aggregator. Prior 1.28.0, a bug in the auth logic related to master authentication tokens, this restriction is bypassed. Usually only the default user's feed should be viewable if anonymous viewing is enabled, and feeds of other users should be private. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.28.0.
Patch / fix
- freshrss freshrss 1.28.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 8 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/security/advisories/GHSA-w743-fg6g-mhwh referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- FreshRSS FreshRSS
Classification
References
-
github.com
/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/pull/8165
issue-tracking, patch
-
github.com
/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/commit/60cf5ea297a17db861e73cd65d7b7862bd6bcc24
patch
-
github.com
/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/security/advisories/GHSA-w743-fg6g-mhwh
exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/releases/tag/1.28.0
product, release-notes
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-62166
- NVD CVE-2025-62166
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