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TI-2019-14012 Aliases CVE-2019-19450GHSA-pj98-2xf6-cff5

paraparser in ReportLab before 3.5.31 allows remote code execution because start_unichar…

Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-91Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 15 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05978 93rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial reportlab (PyPI): 3.5.31Red Hat: 6 advisoriesRed Hat: 15 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—reportlab (PyPI)before 3.5.313.5.31Patch availableGHSA-pj98-2xf6-cff5
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • reportlab (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 3.5.31 Fixed in 3.5.31 Patch available GHSA-pj98-2xf6-cff5

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:reportlab:reportlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.5.31VulnerableReportlab
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:reportlab:reportlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.5.31 Vulnerable ·Reportlab
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-pj98-2xf6-cff5 reportlab (PyPI) Fixed in 3.5.31 Advisory →

Red Hat 6 advisories

  • RHSA-2023:5790 Released 2023-10-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    python-reportlab security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) python-reportlab-3.4.0-8.el8_8.1, python3-reportlab-3.4.0-8.el8_8.1
  • RHSA-2023:5786 Released 2023-10-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    python-reportlab security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6) python-reportlab-3.4.0-8.el8_6.1, python3-reportlab-3.4.0-8.el8_6.1
  • RHSA-2023:5787 Released 2023-10-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    python-reportlab security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4) python-reportlab-3.4.0-8.el8_4.1, python3-reportlab-3.4.0-8.el8_4.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4) python-reportlab-3.4.0-8.el8_4.1, python3-reportlab-3.4.0-8.el8_4.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4) python-reportlab-3.4.0-8.el8_4.1, python3-reportlab-3.4.0-8.el8_4.1
Show 3 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2023:5788 Released 2023-10-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    python-reportlab security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2) python-reportlab-3.4.0-8.el8_2.1, python3-reportlab-3.4.0-8.el8_2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2) python-reportlab-3.4.0-8.el8_2.1, python3-reportlab-3.4.0-8.el8_2.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2) python-reportlab-3.4.0-8.el8_2.1, python3-reportlab-3.4.0-8.el8_2.1
  • RHSA-2023:5789 Released 2023-10-17 · Red Hat rating Important
    python-reportlab security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1) python-reportlab-3.4.0-6.el8_1.5, python3-reportlab-3.4.0-6.el8_1.5
  • RHSA-2023:5616 Released 2023-10-10 · Red Hat rating Important
    python-reportlab security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) python-reportlab-2.5-11.el7_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) python-reportlab-docs-2.5-11.el7_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) python-reportlab-2.5-11.el7_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) python-reportlab-docs-2.5-11.el7_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) python-reportlab-2.5-11.el7_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) python-reportlab-docs-2.5-11.el7_9

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2023:5790
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v. 8.2)Fixed RHSA-2023:5788
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream AUS (v.8.4)Fixed RHSA-2023:5787
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.1)Fixed RHSA-2023:5789
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.2)Fixed RHSA-2023:5788
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.8.4)Fixed RHSA-2023:5787
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.8.6)Fixed RHSA-2023:5786
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v. 8.2)Fixed RHSA-2023:5788
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream TUS (v.8.4)Fixed RHSA-2023:5787
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2023:5616
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2023:5616
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2023:5616
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2023:5616
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2023:5616
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2023:5616

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-19450
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pj98-2xf6-cff5

References

Advisory 5

Other 5

Sources

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