CVE-2023-1350: A vulnerability was found in liferea

Q: How do I fix CVE-2023-1350?

liferea: upgrade to 1.14.1. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2023-1350 being exploited?

CVE-2023-1350 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2023-1350 affect?

CVE-2023-1350 affects liferea. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.3). 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 |da

Q: How urgent is CVE-2023-1350?

Priority 43/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

This month

MEDIUM 6.3UPGRADE

CVE-2023-1350 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.3) affecting liferea. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

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 8d8b5b963fa64c7a2122d1bbf

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.3 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	2.3% (top 17%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-78
Published	2023-03-11
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: liferea project

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-03-11 09:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 05:27 UTCUpdated Record last modified

liferea project liferea UPGRADE

Affected: < 1.14.1

Fixed in: 1.14.1

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy liferea || rpm -q liferea || liferea --version

2. UPGRADE to 1.14.1 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade liferea

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade liferea

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2023-1350?

liferea: upgrade to 1.14.1. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2023-1350 being exploited?

CVE-2023-1350 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2023-1350 affect?

CVE-2023-1350 affects liferea. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.3). 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 |da

How urgent is CVE-2023-1350?

Priority 43/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

References

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