CVE-2026-120416
Published:November 02, 2026
Updated:November 04, 2026
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 Packages
https://github.com/AndyTheFactory/newspaper4k.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=0.9.0 <0.9.6.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.9.6.1newspaper4k (PYTHON):
Affected version(s) >=0.9.0 <0.9.6.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.9.6.1Related Resources (10)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
NOT DEFINED
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
NOT DEFINED
Weakness Type (CWE)
Server-Side Request Forgery
EPSS
Base Score:
0.32