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CVE-2023-22493

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-01-13
  • Fixed in2023-01-10
  • WeaknessCWE-918

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Description

RSSHub is an open source RSS feed generator. RSSHub is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks. This vulnerability allows an attacker to send arbitrary HTTP requests from the server to other servers or resources on the network. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a request to the affected routes with a malicious URL. An attacker could also use this vulnerability to send requests to internal or any other servers or resources on the network, potentially gain access to sensitive information that would not normally be accessible and amplifying the impact of the attack. The patch for this issue can be found in commit a66cbcf.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-01-1315:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Rsshub
BranchAffectedFixed in
2023.x< 2023-01-102023-01-10
rsshub
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.0< 1.0.0-master.a66cbcf1.0.0-master.a66cbcf

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As GitHub_M, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • DIYgod RSSHub
    Affected
    • = < 1.0.0-master.a66cbcfno fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2023-01-13

Fix

  1. Update Rsshub to 2023-01-10

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-01 01:02 UTC
Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2023-01-13
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-64wp-jh9p-5cg2

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-22493?

RSSHub is an open source RSS feed generator. RSSHub is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) attacks. This vulnerability allows an attacker to send arbitrary HTTP requests from the server to other servers or resources on the network. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending a request to the affected routes with a malicious URL. An attacker could also use this vulnerability to send requests to internal or any other servers or resources on the network, potentially gain access to sensitive information that would not normally be accessible and amplifying the impact of the attack. The patch for this issue can be found in commit a66cbcf.

Is CVE-2023-22493 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2023-22493, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-22493?

CVE-2023-22493 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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