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CVE-2019-17626

python-reportlab: code injection in colors.py allows attacker to execute code

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

1
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

ReportLab through 3.5.26 allows remote code execution because of toColor(eval(arg)) in colors.py, as demonstrated by a crafted XML document with '<span color="' followed by arbitrary Python code.

ReportLab versiones hasta 3.5.26, permite la ejecución de código remota debido a la función toColor(eval(arg)) en el archivo colors.py, como es demostrado por un documento XML diseñado con '(span color ="' seguido de un código arbitrario de Python.

A code injection vulnerability in python-reportlab allows an attacker to execute code while parsing a color attribute. An application that uses python-reportlab to parse untrusted input files may be vulnerable to this flaw and allow remote code execution.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-10-16 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-10-16 CVE Published
  • 2024-07-20 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-05 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-91: XML Injection (aka Blind XPath Injection)
  • CWE-95: Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Reportlab
Search vendor "Reportlab"
 Reportlab
Search vendor "Reportlab" for product "Reportlab"
 <= 3.5.26
Search vendor "Reportlab" for product "Reportlab" and version " <= 3.5.26"
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Affected