CVE-2025-54875
In versions 1.16.0 and above through 1.26.3, an unprivileged attacker can create a new admin user when registration is enabled through the use of a hidden field used only in the user management admin page, new_user_is_admin.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
FreshRSS is a free, self-hostable RSS aggregator. In versions 1.16.0 and above through 1.26.3, an unprivileged attacker can create a new admin user when registration is enabled through the use of a hidden field used only in the user management admin page, new_user_is_admin. This is fixed in version 1.27.0.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.53% probability · 43th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-284
- Affected
- freshrss/freshrss
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/pull/7783Patch
- https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/releases/tag/1.27.0Release Notes
- https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/security/advisories/GHSA-h625-ghr3-jppqExploit, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/security/advisories/GHSA-h625-ghr3-jppqExploit, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.