Resource exhaustion in Freshrss
CVE-2025-68148
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.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (37.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Freshrss — versions >= 1.27.0, < 1.28.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/security/advisories/GHSA-qw34-frg7-gf78 (Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/pull/8029 (Issue Tracking)
- github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/commit/7d4854a0a4f5665db599f18c34035786465639f3 (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-68148?
- CVE-2025-68148 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Freshrss, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-12-27.
- How severe is CVE-2025-68148?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.