CVE-2009-5065

Public Exploit

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.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 7.42% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47177 vdb entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684877 patch exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/44074 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00026.html mailing list
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680074 patch exploit
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:082 vendor advisory
http://code.google.com/p/feedparser/issues/detail?id=195 patch exploit
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-5065.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-5065?
CVE-2009-5065 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-5065?
To fix CVE-2009-5065, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-5065 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-5065 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~7% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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