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CVE-2011-1157 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00026.html	CVE
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/18	CVE	Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/11	CVE	Patch
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680074	CVE	ExploitPatch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684877	CVE	ExploitPatch
https://code.google.com/p/feedparser/issues/detail?id=254	CVE	ExploitPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43730	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44074	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1157.html	CVE
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:082	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46867	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-04/msg00026.html	[email protected]
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/14/18	[email protected]	Patch
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/03/15/11	[email protected]	Patch
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=680074	[email protected]	ExploitPatch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684877	[email protected]	ExploitPatch
https://code.google.com/p/feedparser/issues/detail?id=254	[email protected]	ExploitPatch
http://secunia.com/advisories/43730	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44074	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1157.html	[email protected]
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:082	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/46867	[email protected]

see all 22 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-79	Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
mark pilgrim feedparser	5.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mark_pilgrim:feedparser:5.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 12, 2011	Initial Analysis	[email protected]