ReviewBoard and Djblets library are vulnerable to code execution
An eval() vulnerability exists in Python Software Foundation Djblets version before 0.6.30 and 0.7.0 before 0.7.19 and Beanbag Review Board before 1.7.15 when parsing JSON requests allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary Python code.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | djblets | < 0.7.21 | 0.7.21 |
| Python (PyPI) | reviewboard | < 1.7.15 | 1.7.15 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4409
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2013-4409
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2013-4409
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88059
- https://github.com/djblets/djblets
- https://github.com/djblets/djblets/blob/release-0.7.19/NEWS
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/djblets/PYSEC-2019-175.yaml
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4409
- https://web.archive.org/web/20200228151135/https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63029
- https://www.reviewboard.org/docs/releasenotes/reviewboard/1.7.15
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-November/120619.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119819.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119820.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119830.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2013-October/119831.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63029
- https://pypi.org/project/reviewboard
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-58h8-44mg-r43x
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-20- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
djblets, reviewboard- Disclosed
- 04.11.2019
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:17
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2019-175 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-58h8-44mg-r43x - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-524 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: reviewboard
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 2
- First → latest
- 11.2019 05.2022
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- Medium 1
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 1
- 2020: 0
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 0
- 2026: 0
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