FreshRSS: Double clickjacking can lead to privilege escalation
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2025-59950 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | GitHub_M |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2025-09-30 04:43:45 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-19 16:10:00 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.4 MEDIUM from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Problem Types: CWE-1021 | CWE-1021 CWE-1021: Improper Restriction of Rendered UI Layers or Frames
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 5.4 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 6.7 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 6.7 | MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
RequiredScope
ChangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/security/advisories/GHSA-j66v-hvqx-5vh3 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | github.com | Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
| github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/pull/7771 | [email protected] | github.com | Patch |
| github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/releases/tag/1.27.0 | [email protected] | github.com | Release Notes |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
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