XML Injection Affecting python3-reportlab package, versions <0:3.4.0-8.el8_4.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
5.98% (94th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-PYTHON3REPORTLAB-6004968
  • published22 Sept 2023
  • disclosed20 Sept 2023

Introduced: 20 Sep 2023

CVE-2019-19450  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-91  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 python3-reportlab to version 0:3.4.0-8.el8_4.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:5787.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream python3-reportlab package and not the python3-reportlab package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

paraparser in ReportLab before 3.5.31 allows remote code execution because start_unichar in paraparser.py evaluates untrusted user input in a unichar element in a crafted XML document with '<unichar code="' followed by arbitrary Python code, a similar issue to CVE-2019-17626.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1