CVE-2025-59949 FreshRSS has Logout CSRF that Leads to DoS via <track src>
Attackers can force user logout via CSRF, causing denial of service in FreshRSS self-hosted instances.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-59949?
CVE-2025-59949 is a medium-severity vulnerability in FreshRSS, published on 18 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
FreshRSS is a free, self-hostable RSS aggregator. Versions prior to 1.27.1 have a logout cross-site request forgery vulnerability that can lead to denial of service via <track src>. Version 1.27.1 patches the issue.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-59949?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freshrss Freshrss.
How do I fix CVE-2025-59949?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-59949 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-59949 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-59949 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in FreshRSS
- CVE-2025-54875 FreshRSS: Unauthorized creation of admin user when registration is enabled
- CVE-2025-54592 FreshRSS has Incomplete Session Termination on Logout
- CVE-2025-62166 FreshRSS has an IDOR which allows for viewing feeds of any user and leaking tokens
- CVE-2025-54591 FreshRSS: Unauthenticated users can view default user's information
- CVE-2025-58173 FreshRSS vulnerable to authenticated RCE via path traversal inside include()
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w7f5-8vf9-f966.