# PYSEC-2019-47 - ReportLab through 3.5.26 allows remote code execution because of toColor(eval(arg)) in colors.py, as…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/pysec-2019-47-reportlab-through-3-5-26-allows-remote-code-execution-e17ed613  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2019-10-16  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

Severity: info · Published 2019-10-16

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.

Technologies: [reportlab (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/reportlab). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is This vulnerability exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of This vulnerability being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is This vulnerability?** Informational severity, published 16 October 2019.

**Which products and versions are affected?** reportlab (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.5.28.

**Is there a fix for This vulnerability?** Yes. reportlab (PyPI): upgrade to 3.5.28 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected?** Check whether you run reportlab (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- reportlab (PyPI): upgrade to 3.5.28 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "reportlab>=3.5.28"
  ```


## Affected products

- reportlab (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.5.28

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