MediumCVE-2026-120416

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

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    What is affected, what to do

    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.

    The available sources name no fixed version. Check the vendor guidance in the references below.

    Affected
    • AndyFactory Newspaper4k eq 0.9.0..0.9.0
    • AndyFactory Newspaper4k eq 0.9.1..0.9.1
    • AndyFactory Newspaper4k eq 0.9.2..0.9.2
    • AndyFactory Newspaper4k eq 0.9.3..0.9.3
    • AndyFactory Newspaper4k eq 0.9.4..0.9.4
    • AndyFactory Newspaper4k eq 0.9.5..0.9.5
    • AndyFactory Newspaper4k eq 0.9.6..0.9.6

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    Metrics

    6.9

    Priority

    XIEM Effective CVSS: highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.

    Source: Vendor (CNA), CVSS v4

    5.3

    CVSS v3

    Severity Medium on the scale from 0 to 10.

    Source: CVE.org

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    EPSS score

    No value is available for this vulnerability.

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    Severity
    Medium
    Priority (0–325)

    The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?

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    64.50 Methodology
    Exploit maturity

    An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.

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    no public PoC known
    XIEM Effective CVSS

    XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.

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    6.9 Methodology
    CVSS v3

    CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.

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    5.3
    CVSS v4

    CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.

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    6.9
    KEV status

    The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.

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    Published
    CWE

    CWE is a catalogue of typical weakness types in software and hardware — such as flawed input validation, unsafe memory handling or poor authentication. Where a CVE names a concrete vulnerability in a concrete product, a CWE describes the underlying class of defect.

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    CWE-918

    Detection rules

    No NEOSEC detection rule is available for this vulnerability yet.

    Classification under NIS2 and CRA

    Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.

    NIS2

    NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.

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    Handle the vulnerability in regular vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2.
    CRA

    The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.

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    From 11.12.2027, Annex I Part II CRA requires manufacturers of affected products with digital elements to handle vulnerabilities without delay and provide security updates.
    ISO/IEC 27001

    ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.

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    Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.

    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.

    Source: cvelistv5, NVD (NIST)

    Affected products

    The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.

    Affected products
    Affected versionsFixed in
    AndyFactorynewspaper4k
    • 0.9.6
    • 0.9.3
    • 0.9.2
    • 0.9.5
    • 0.9.4
    • 0.9.0
    • 0.9.1
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    Weakness classes (CWE)

    • CWE-918Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

      Base

      The web server receives a URL or similar request from an upstream component and retrieves the contents of this URL, but it does not sufficiently ensure that the request is being sent to the expected destination.

      Entry at MITRE CWE-918

    References & sources

    • github.comAndyTheFactory/newspaper4k/commit/eec5fab21897c14667c98f5ba1831…Patch
    • github.comAndyTheFactory/newspaper4k/issues/741Issue tracking
    • github.comAndyTheFactory/newspaper4k/releases/tag/0.9.6.1Patch
    • pypi.orgproject/newspaper4k/0.9.6.1related
    • vuldb.comCVE-2026-120416 | CVE Analysis and ReportThird-party advisory
    • vuldb.comSubmit #1026136 | AndyTheFactory newspaper4k 0.9.6 Server-Side Request ForgeryThird-party advisory
    • vuldb.comVDB-429801 | AndyFactory newspaper4k Image Extractor image_extractor.py Article.parse server-side request forgeryVulnerability database, Technical description
    • vuldb.comVDB-429801 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)signature, Permissions required

    Changes to this CVE

    Who changed this CVE and when: NVD (analysis, affected products, CVSS), the CVE publisher (CNA) and additional providers such as CISA (ADP).

    1. ReceivedVulDB

      CVSS V4.0: AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

      CVSS V3.1: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

      CVSS V2: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

      Weakness type: CWE-918

      Description added or changed

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      Individual changes of this event as published by NVD
      TypeActionBeforeAfter
      Descriptionadded
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      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.
      CVSSadded
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      AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
      CVSSadded
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      AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
      CVSSadded
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      (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
      Weakness type (CWE)added
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      CWE-918
      Affected versions (publisher)added
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      New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/120xxx/CVE-2026-120416.json">CVE-2026-120416</a>
      Referenceadded
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      https://github.com/AndyTheFactory/newspaper4k/commit/eec5fab21897c14667c98f5ba1831ebd3a692dd4
      Referenceadded
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      https://github.com/AndyTheFactory/newspaper4k/issues/741
      Referenceadded
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      https://github.com/AndyTheFactory/newspaper4k/releases/tag/0.9.6.1
      Referenceadded
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      https://pypi.org/project/newspaper4k/0.9.6.1/
      Referenceadded
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      https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-120416
      Referenceadded
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      https://vuldb.com/submit/1026136
      Referenceadded
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      https://vuldb.com/vuln/429801
      Referenceadded
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      https://vuldb.com/vuln/429801/cti

      Source identifier: cna@vuldb.com

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