Description
All versions of package reportlab 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
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | reportlab | < unspecified | unspecified |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | python-reportlab | 3.5.55-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | python-reportlab | 3.5.55-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | python-reportlab | 3.5.55-1 | — |
| Debian 10 | python-reportlab | 3.5.13-1+deb10u2 | DLA-3590-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | python-reportlab | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | python-reportlab | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | python-reportlab | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP5 | python-reportlab | 2.7-3.8.1 | SUSE-SU-2021:3209-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | python-reportlab | 3.4.0-3.6.1 | openSUSE-SU-2021:2641-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.2 | python-reportlab | 3.4.0-lp152.5.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2021:1147-1 |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | reportlab | < 3.5.55 | 3.5.55 | GHSA-mpvw-25mg-59vx |
Advisories 4
- DLA-3590-1 python-reportlab - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2021:1147-1 Security update for python-reportlab SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2021:3209-1 Security update for python-reportlab SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2021:2641-1 Security update for python-reportlab SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026