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CVE-2011-1157
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in feedparser.py in Universal Feed Parser (aka feedparser or python-feedparser) 5.x before 5.0.1…
Medium4.3EPSS 2.5%
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- redhat
Description
Cross-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 malformed XML comments.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.5% · top 16% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPIfeedparserGHSA-2p78-8hh6-96xc (opens in a new tab)
References (11)
- [oss-security] 20110314 CVE request for python-feedparser (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://code.google.com/p/feedparser/issues/detail?id=254 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 43730 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1157.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 46867 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684877 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 44074 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20110315 Re: CVE request for python-feedparser (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [opensuse-updates] 20110408 openSUSE-SU-2011:0314-1 (moderate): python-feedparser security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680074 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- MDVSA-2011:082 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-2p78-8hh6-96xc (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .