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CVE-2020-28463: Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF) via img tags in reportlab

March 29, 2021 (updated October 26, 2024)

All versions of package reportlab at time of writing are vulnerable to Server-side Request Forgery (SSRF) via img tags. In order to reduce risk, use trustedSchemes & trustedHosts (see in Reportlab’s documentation)

Steps to reproduce by Karan Bamal:

  1. Download and install the latest package of reportlab
  2. Go to demos -> odyssey -> dodyssey
  3. In the text file odyssey.txt that needs to be converted to pdf inject <img src="http://127.0.0.1:5000" valign="top"/>
  4. Create a nc listener nc -lp 5000
  5. Run python3 dodyssey.py
  6. You will get a hit on your nc showing we have successfully proceded to send a server side request
  7. dodyssey.py will show error since there is no img file on the url, but we are able to do SSRF

References

  • bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1930417
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-mpvw-25mg-59vx
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/reportlab/PYSEC-2021-146.yaml
  • hg.reportlab.com/hg-public/reportlab
  • hg.reportlab.com/hg-public/reportlab/file/f094d273903a/CHANGES.md
  • hg.reportlab.com/hg-public/reportlab/rev/7f2231703dc7
  • lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00037.html
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HMUJA5GZTPQ5WRYUCCK2GEZM4W43N7HH
  • lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YZQSFCID67K6BTC655EQY6MNOF35QI44
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-28463
  • snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-PYTHON-REPORTLAB-1022145
  • www.reportlab.com/docs/reportlab-userguide.pdf

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Affected versions

All versions before 3.5.55

Fixed versions

  • 3.5.55

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.5.55 or above.

Impact 6.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

Source file

pypi/reportlab/CVE-2020-28463.yml

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