OS command injection in Liferea



Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-1350
CWE-ID CWE-78
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Liferea
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Vendor lwindolf

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU79684

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1350

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the update_job_run() function in src/update.c within the feed enrichment feature. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Liferea: 1.4.6 - 1.14.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/lwindolf/liferea/commit/8d8b5b963fa64c7a2122d1bbfbb0bed46e813e59
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.222848
https://vuldb.com/?id.222848


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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