CVE-2011-1158

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 an unexpected URI scheme, as demonstrated by a javascript: URI.

• CWE-79

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00026.html
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/18Patch
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/11
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43730Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/44074Vendor Advisory
• http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1158.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=680074Patch
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684877Patch
• https://code.google.com/p/feedparser/issues/detail?id=255
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00026.html
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/18Patch
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/11
• http://secunia.com/advisories/43730Vendor Advisory
• http://secunia.com/advisories/44074Vendor Advisory
• http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1158.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=680074Patch
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684877Patch
• https://code.google.com/p/feedparser/issues/detail?id=255

Published

Apr 11, 2011

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified

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