CVE-2009-5065 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 4.5% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in feedparser.py in Universal Feed Parser (aka feedparser or python-feedparser) before 5.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors involving nested CDATA stanzas.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 4.53% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2011-04-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| mark pilgrim | feedparser |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | python-feedparser 5.0 - '/feedparser/feedparser.py' Cross-Site Scripting | 2011-04-05 |
References
- http://code.google.com/p/feedparser/issues/detail?id=195
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00026.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44074
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-5065.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:082
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47177
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680074
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684877
- http://code.google.com/p/feedparser/issues/detail?id=195
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00026.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44074
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-5065.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:082
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47177
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680074
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684877
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