CVE-2011-1158

Summary

CVECVE-2011-1158
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2011-04-11 18:55:03 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) 5.x before 5.0.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via an unexpected URI scheme, as demonstrated by a javascript: URI.

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 5.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - CVE request for python-feedparser af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com Patch
SUSE update for python-feedparser - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
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 Patch
CVE-2011-1158 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.novell.com
python-feedparser Denial of Service and Security Bypass Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
openSUSE-SU-2011:0314-1 (moderate): python-feedparser security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
feedparser Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Issue 255 - feedparser - html sanitizer doesn't strip unsafe uri schemes - Parse Atom and RSS feeds in Python - Google Project Hosting af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 code.google.com
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 Patch
oss-security - Re: CVE request for python-feedparser af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 981322 Python (pip) Security Update for feedparser (GHSA-4m72-rmm9-2qjr)

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