CVE-2024-25885

HIGHNVD 7.55.3▼Elevated

7.5

An issue in the getcolor function in utils.py of xhtml2pdf v0.2.13 allows attackers to cause a Regular expression Denial of Service (ReDOS) via supplying a crafted string.

CVSS v3: 7.5
EG Score: 5.3(medium)
EPSS: 33.7%
KEV: Not listed

Published

October 8, 2024

Last Modified

April 15, 2026

References (3)

cve@mitrehttp://dirk.com
cve@mitrehttp://xhtml2pdf.com
cve@mitrehttps://gist.github.com/salvatore-abello/c88dd0027496774023ef36c7b576d206

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
pip	xhtml2pdf	—	ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

PyPI(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
xhtml2pdf	0.0.0 ... 0.2b1 (32 versions)	—	—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-1333Inefficient Regular Expression Complexity (ReDoS)

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-25885?

CVE-2024-25885 is a high vulnerability published on October 8, 2024. An issue in the getcolor function in utils.py of xhtml2pdf v0.2.13 allows attackers to cause a Regular expression Denial of Service (ReDOS) via supplying a crafted string.

When was CVE-2024-25885 disclosed?

CVE-2024-25885 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on October 8, 2024, with the most recent update on April 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2024-25885 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-25885 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 33.7% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-25885?

CVE-2024-25885 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD). EchelonGraph synthesises NVD + CISA KEV + FIRST EPSS + GHSA into a combined EG score of 5.3.

How do I remediate CVE-2024-25885?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-25885, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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