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Vulnerability · Published Nov 2, 2026 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2026-120416AndyFactory newspaper4k Image Extractor image_extractor.py Article.parse server-side request forgery

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity server-side request forgery in newspaper4k from AndyFactory. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 74.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A security vulnerability has been detected in AndyFactory newspaper4k up to 0.9.6. This affects the function Article.parse of the file newspaper/extractors/image_extractor.py of the component Image Extractor. Such manipulation leads to server-side request forgery. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 0.9.6.1 mitigates this issue. The name of the patch is eec5fab21897c14667c98f5ba1831ebd3a692dd4. Upgrading the affected component is advised. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
AndyFactory newspaper4k 0.9.00.9.10.9.20.9.30.9.40.9.50.9.6

Weakness: CWE-918 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:X/RL:O/RC:C

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