CVE-2022-23497 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-23497: Insecure file access in FreshRSS

Vendor Freshrss
Product FreshRSS
Weakness CWE-200 · Info exposure
Published December 9, 2022
Last update April 23, 2025
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CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

FreshRSS is a free, self-hostable RSS aggregator. User configuration files can be accessed by a remote user. In addition to user preferences, such configurations contain hashed passwords (brypt with cost 9, salted) of FreshRSS Web interface. If the API is used, the configuration might contain a hashed password (brypt with cost 9, salted) of the GReader API, and a hashed password (MD5 salted) of the Fever API. Users should update to version 1.20.2 or edge. Users unable to upgrade can apply the patch manually or delete the file `./FreshRSS/p/ext.php`.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 9, 2022 CVE published
April 23, 2025 Record updated

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