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TI-2025-37336 Aliases CVE-2025-59948

FreshRSS is vulnerable to XSS due to lack of CSP on HTML query page

Priority HIGH 65CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

FreshRSS is a free, self-hostable RSS aggregator. Versions 1.26.3 and below do not sanitize certain event handler attributes in feed content, so by finding a page that renders feed entries without CSP, it is possible to execute an XSS payload. The Allow API access authentication setting needs to be enabled by the instance administrator beforehand for the attack to work as it relies on api/query.php. An account takeover is possible by sending a change password request via the XSS payload / setting UserJS for persistence / stealing the autofill password / displaying a phishing page with a spoofed URL using history.replaceState() If the victim is an administrator, the attacker can also perform administrative actions. This issue is fixed in version 1.27.0.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00334 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed FreshRSS (FreshRSS): 1.27.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FreshRSSFreshRSSbefore 1.27.01.27.0Patch availableCNA
  • FreshRSS VendorFreshRSS Affected before 1.27.0 Fixed in 1.27.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freshrss:freshrss:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.27.0VulnerableFreshRSS
  • cpe:2.3:a:freshrss:freshrss:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.27.0 Vulnerable ·FreshRSS

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA FreshRSS (FreshRSS) Fixed in 1.27.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-59948

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Other 1

  • TI-2025-34609 FreshRSS: Unauthorized creation of admin user when registration is enabled CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-34363 FreshRSS has Incomplete Session Termination on Logout CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-38485 FreshRSS has an IDOR which allows for viewing feeds of any user and leaking tokens CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-34362 FreshRSS: Unauthenticated users can view default user's information CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-38032 FreshRSS is vulnerable to directory enumeration by setting path in its theme field CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2025-37337 FreshRSS has Logout CSRF that Leads to DoS via <track src> CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources

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