An issue in the getcolor function in utils.py of xhtml2pdf v0.2.13 allows attackers to…
Priority HIGH 72CWE-1333Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-1333.
Summary
An issue in the getcolor function in utils.py of xhtml2pdf v0.2.13 allows attackers to cause a Regular expression Denial of Service (ReDOS) via supplying a crafted string.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00642 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | xhtml2pdf (PyPI) | up to 0.2.16 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-jj5c-hhrg-vv5h |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- xhtml2pdf (PyPI) Vendor— Affected up to 0.2.16 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-jj5c-hhrg-vv5h
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-25885
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jj5c-hhrg-vv5h
- 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-25885 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-25885 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jj5c-hhrg-vv5h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2024-25885 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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