ELA-1289-1 python-reportlab security update

Multiple vulnerabilities

2025-01-14
Packagepython-reportlab
Version3.1.8-3+deb8u3 (jessie)
Related CVEs CVE-2019-19450 CVE-2020-28463


CVE-2019-19450

Ravi Prakash Giri discovered a remote code execution vulnerability via crafted XML document where <unichar code=" is followed by arbitrary Python code.

This issue is similar to CVE-2019-17626.

CVE-2020-28463

Karan Bamal discovered a Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability via <img> tags. New settings trustedSchemes and trustedHosts have been added as part of the fix/mitigation: they can be used to specify an explicit allowlist for remote sources.



For Debian 8 jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 3.1.8-3+deb8u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your python-reportlab packages.

Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found in the dedicated section of our website.