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.
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-770
FreshRSS globally denies access to feed via proxy modifying to 429 Retry-After
Problem type
Affected products
FreshRSS
FreshRSS
>= 1.27.0, < 1.28.0 - AFFECTED
References
https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/security/advisories/GHSA-qw34-frg7-gf78
https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/security/advisories/GHSA-qw34-frg7-gf78
https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/pull/8029
https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/pull/8029
https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/commit/7d4854a0a4f5665db599f18c34035786465639f3
https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/commit/7d4854a0a4f5665db599f18c34035786465639f3
JSON source
https://cveawg.mitre.org/api/cve/CVE-2025-68148Click to expand
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