PyPI: feedparser
CVE-2011-1157
Safety vulnerability ID: SFTY-20110411-25083
Safety legacy ID: pyup.io-33126
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.
Overview
feedparser Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Advisory
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.
How to Fix
Mitigation and Workarounds
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Vulnerable Functions
Functions linked to known vulnerabilities.
References
- https://getsafety.com/vulnerabilities/SFTY-20110411-25083/CVE-2011-1157
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00026.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/18
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/11
- http://secunia.com/advisories/43730
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44074
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1157.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:082
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46867
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680074
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684877
- https://code.google.com/p/feedparser/issues/detail?id=254
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2011-1157
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1157
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680074
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684877
- https://code.google.com/p/feedparser/issues/detail?id=254
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2p78-8hh6-96xc
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00026.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/18
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/11
- http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1157.html
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/feedparser/PYSEC-2011-20.yaml
- https://web.archive.org/web/20210121212051/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46867
- https://web.archive.org/web/20240723030532/https://tuxedo.org/mandriva/?name=MDVSA-2011:082
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