---
id: CVE-2026-120416
title: >-
  AndyFactory newspaper4k Image Extractor image_extractor.py Article.parse
  server-side request forgery
summary: >-
  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 s…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.3
cvssVector: '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'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-918
vendor: AndyFactory
product: newspaper4k
affected:
  - newspaper4k 0.9.0
  - newspaper4k 0.9.1
  - newspaper4k 0.9.2
  - newspaper4k 0.9.3
  - newspaper4k 0.9.4
  - newspaper4k 0.9.5
  - newspaper4k 0.9.6
published: '2026-11-02'
updated: '2026-11-02'
sourceUpdated: '2026-11-02T18:00:24.234Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-120416'
references:
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/429801'
    label: >-
      VDB-429801 | AndyFactory newspaper4k Image Extractor image_extractor.py
      Article.parse server-side request forgery
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/vuln/429801/cti'
    label: 'VDB-429801 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)'
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-120416'
    label: CVE-2026-120416 | CVE Analysis and Report
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/submit/1026136'
    label: >-
      Submit #1026136 | AndyTheFactory newspaper4k 0.9.6 Server-Side Request
      Forgery
  - url: 'https://github.com/AndyTheFactory/newspaper4k/issues/741'
  - url: 'https://pypi.org/project/newspaper4k/0.9.6.1/'
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/AndyTheFactory/newspaper4k/commit/eec5fab21897c14667c98f5ba1831ebd3a692dd4
  - url: 'https://github.com/AndyTheFactory/newspaper4k/releases/tag/0.9.6.1'
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00322
epssPercentile: 0.25311
ingestedAt: '2026-11-05T19:30:42.761Z'
---

## Overview

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

- `newspaper4k 0.9.0`
- `newspaper4k 0.9.1`
- `newspaper4k 0.9.2`
- `newspaper4k 0.9.3`
- `newspaper4k 0.9.4`
- `newspaper4k 0.9.5`
- `newspaper4k 0.9.6`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.