CVE-2019-19450 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting ReportLab versions prior to 3.5.31, specifically within the paraparser component. An attacker can exploit this by crafting an XML document containing a unichar element with arbitrary Python code, leading to full compromise of the affected system. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability requires no user interaction and has a low attack complexity, allowing unauthenticated attackers to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.5.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:reportlab:reportlab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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