CVE-2009-5065

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Summary

CVECVE-2009-5065
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-04-11 18:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionCross-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-79 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Mark Pilgrim Feedparser 3.0 All All All
Application Mark Pilgrim Feedparser 3.0.1 All All All
Application Mark Pilgrim Feedparser 3.1 All All All
Application Mark Pilgrim Feedparser 3.2 All All All
Application Mark Pilgrim Feedparser 3.3 All All All
Application Mark Pilgrim Feedparser 4.0 All All All
Application Mark Pilgrim Feedparser 4.0.1 All All All
Application Mark Pilgrim Feedparser 4.0.2 All All All
Application Mark Pilgrim Feedparser All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SUSE update for python-feedparser - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
python-feedparser 'feedparser/feedparser.py' Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
684877 – (CVE-2009-5065, CVE-2011-1156, CVE-2011-1157, CVE-2011-1158) CVE-2009-5065 CVE-2011-1156 CVE-2011-1157 CVE-2011-1158 python-feedparser: multiple flaws corrected in version 5.0.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Exploit, Patch
CVE-2009-5065 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.novell.com
openSUSE-SU-2011:0314-1 (moderate): python-feedparser security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Issue 195 - feedparser - XSS vulnerability in feedparser - Parse Atom and RSS feeds in Python - Google Project Hosting af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 code.google.com Exploit, Patch
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2011:082 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Access Denied af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.novell.com Exploit, Patch
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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