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CVE-2009-5065

26
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

4.3MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
2.9
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.53%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-35570 · Apr 5, 2011
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0453 is in the 88th percentile among its peer group of 19,954 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: feedparserFixed in: 5.0
redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-3mwg-gp5g-fv3qmedium

feedparser Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

May 2, 2022

References

code.google.com / p/feedparser/issues/detail
ExploitPatch
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00026.html
bugzilla.novell.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitPatch
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
ExploitPatch
secunia.com / advisories/44074
Vendor Advisory
support.novell.com / security/cve/CVE-2009-5065.html
mandriva.com / security/advisories
securityfocus.com / bid/47177