National Cyber Awareness System

Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2009-5065

Overview

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.

Impact

CVSS Severity (version 2.0):

CVSS Version 2 Metrics:

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External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684877

Type: Patch Information; Exploit

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684877

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680074

Type: Patch Information; Exploit

Hyperlink:https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680074

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://code.google.com/p/feedparser/issues/detail?id=195

Type: Patch Information; Exploit

Hyperlink:http://code.google.com/p/feedparser/issues/detail?id=195

External Source: BID

Name: 47177

Hyperlink:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47177

External Source: MANDRIVA

Name: MDVSA-2011:082

Hyperlink:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:082

External Source: CONFIRM

Name: http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-5065.html

Hyperlink:http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-5065.html

External Source: SECUNIA

Name: 44074

Type: Advisory

Hyperlink:http://secunia.com/advisories/44074

External Source: MLIST

Name: [opensuse-updates] 20110408 openSUSE-SU-2011:0314-1 (moderate): python-feedparser security update

Hyperlink:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00026.html