CVE-2025-68148 json
FreshRSS globally denies access to feed via proxy modifying to 429 Retry-After
published 2025-12-26 10 mo ago modified 2026-10-13 27 d ago also EUVD-2025-205466
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
FreshRSS is a free, self-hostable RSS aggregator. From version 1.27.0 to before 1.28.0, An attacker could globally deny access to feeds via proxy modifying to 429 Retry-After for a large list of feeds on given instance, making it unusable for majority of users. This issue has been patched in version 1.28.0.
Patch / fix
- freshrss freshrss 1.28.0
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 10 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/security/advisories/GHSA-qw34-frg7-gf78 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected products
- FreshRSS FreshRSS
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
References
-
github.com
/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/pull/8029
issue-tracking
-
github.com
/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/commit/7d4854a0a4f5665db599f18c34035786465639f3
patch
-
github.com
/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/security/advisories/GHSA-qw34-frg7-gf78
exploit, patch, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-68148
- NVD CVE-2025-68148
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CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.