CVE-2009-5065 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Universal Feed Parser (feedparser.py) versions prior to 5.0, allowing remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML through specially crafted nested CDATA stanzas. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and potential for partial integrity impact. While not actively exploited in the wild (not in KEV), an ExploitDB entry (EDB-35570) exists, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mark_pilgrim:feedparser:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mark_pilgrim:feedparser:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mark_pilgrim:feedparser:3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mark_pilgrim:feedparser:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mark_pilgrim:feedparser:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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