---
id: CVE-2025-58173
title: FreshRSS is a self-hosted RSS feed aggregator
summary: >-
  FreshRSS is a self-hosted RSS feed aggregator. In versions 1.23.0 through
  1.27.0, using a path traversal inside the `language` user configuration
  parameter, it's possible to call `install.php` and perform various
  administrative actions a…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-20
  - CWE-22
  - CWE-22
vendor: freshrss
product: freshrss
affected:
  - 'freshrss >= 1.23.0, < 1.27.1'
patched:
  - freshrss 1.27.1
published: '2025-12-16'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T13:10:00.187'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-58173'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/commit/79604aa4b3051f083d1734bd9e82c6a89d785c5a#diff-49280171b6e7964e21a0270427e56eacb47b8ac562593a01ad4bc74b49f840c7R135
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/commit/dbbae15a8458679db0f4540dacdbdcff9c02ec8c#diff-63f610c36d0f2555c1787f6d0804f46f4df6e0f918dfe03408309039abf6efebL85-L88
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/commit/ee175dd6169a016fc898fac62d046e22c205dec0#diff-6ebff7743ede829cf5a7f0e4566b42023a2d4779cc8d7e96fefec116f2292174R190-R194
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/pull/7878'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/pull/7971'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/pull/7979'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/security/advisories/GHSA-6c8h-w3j5-j293
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/security/advisories/GHSA-6c8h-w3j5-j293
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00701
epssPercentile: 0.51986
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T13:30:58.434Z'
---

## Overview

FreshRSS is a self-hosted RSS feed aggregator. In versions 1.23.0 through 1.27.0, using a path traversal inside the `language` user configuration parameter, it's possible to call `install.php` and perform various administrative actions as an unprivileged user. These actions include logging in as the admin, creating a new admin user, or set the database to an attacker-controlled MySQL server and abuse it to execute code in FreshRSS by setting malicious feed `curl_params` inside the `feed` table. Version 1.27.1 fixes the issue.

## Affected

- `freshrss >= 1.23.0, < 1.27.1`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `freshrss 1.27.1`