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CVE-2022-23497: Insecure file access in FreshRSS

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2022-12-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

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`.

Affected products

• FreshRSS: from 1.18.0 before 1.20.2 — fixed in 1.20.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: FreshRSS 1.20.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/pull/4928
• https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/releases/tag/1.20.2
• https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/security/advisories/GHSA-hvrj-5fwj-p7v6
• https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/pull/4928
• https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/releases/tag/1.20.2
• https://github.com/FreshRSS/FreshRSS/security/advisories/GHSA-hvrj-5fwj-p7v6

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