CVE-2022-23497 Insecure file access in FreshRSS
Remote attackers can access user configuration files containing hashed passwords, exposing sensitive credentials in FreshRSS.
- 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-2022-23497?
CVE-2022-23497 is a medium-severity vulnerability in FreshRSS, published on 9 Dec 2022. 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. 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`.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23497?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Freshrss Freshrss.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23497?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23497 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-23497 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23497 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-hvrj-5fwj-p7v6.