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CVE-2025-54875

FreshRSS: Unauthorized creation of admin user when registration is enabled

Published: Sep 29, 2025Updated: Oct 3, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-284
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 59.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-284NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

FreshRSS
oss-project
FreshRSSOn-prem
Consumer Software / productivity
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/security/advisories/GHSA-h625-ghr3-jppq
github.com
https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/pull/7783
github.com
https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/releases/tag/1.27.0
github.com

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