CVE-2023-1350 liferea Feed Enrichment update.c update_job_run os command injection
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via crafted feed items in Liferea, requiring a patch to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-1350?
CVE-2023-1350 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in liferea, published on 11 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability was found in liferea. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function update_job_run of the file src/update.c of the component Feed Enrichment. The manipulation of the argument source with the input |date >/tmp/bad-item-link.txt leads to os command injection. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 8d8b5b963fa64c7a2122d1bbfbb0bed46e813e59. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-222848.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1350?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (2)
liferea SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP4 | All versions | 1.14.1-bp154.2.3.1 |
liferea openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | All versions | 1.14.1-bp154.2.3.1 |
Products include Liferea Project Liferea.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1350?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2023-1350 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1350 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-1350, GHSA-9q9p-r5vc-g557, MGASA-2023-0103, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-1350, openSUSE-SU-2023:0096-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:12783-1.