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TI-2022-07556 Aliases CVE-2022-23497

Insecure file access in FreshRSS

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

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`.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0091 60th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed FreshRSS (FreshRSS): 1.20.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
FreshRSSFreshRSS1.18.0 to before 1.20.21.20.2Patch availableCNA
  • FreshRSS VendorFreshRSS Affected 1.18.0 to before 1.20.2 Fixed in 1.20.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:freshrss:freshrss:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.18.0 to before 1.20.2VulnerableFreshRSS
  • cpe:2.3:a:freshrss:freshrss:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.18.0 to before 1.20.2 Vulnerable ·FreshRSS

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA FreshRSS (FreshRSS) Fixed in 1.20.2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-23497

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-34609 FreshRSS: Unauthorized creation of admin user when registration is enabled CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-34363 FreshRSS has Incomplete Session Termination on Logout CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-38485 FreshRSS has an IDOR which allows for viewing feeds of any user and leaking tokens CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-34362 FreshRSS: Unauthenticated users can view default user's information CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-38032 FreshRSS is vulnerable to directory enumeration by setting path in its theme field CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2025-37337 FreshRSS has Logout CSRF that Leads to DoS via <track src> CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources

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