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CVE-2011-1157

Published: Apr 11, 2011Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-79
4.3MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.5%
Top 17.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
3 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:MAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:MAccess Complexity
Medium
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

Affected Products

mark pilgrim
individual-dev
feedparserLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
PyPI
package-ecosystem
feedparser
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

3 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/18
openwall.com
https://code.google.com/p/feedparser/issues/detail?id=254
code.google.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/43730
secunia.com
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