# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 11 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **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

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1350?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `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: Liferea Project Liferea.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1350?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2023-1350 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1350 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1350 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1350 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: liferea. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1350/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1350/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1350
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1350
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1350

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1350/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.