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CVE-2023-28458

pretalx 2.3.1 before 2.3.2 allows path traversal in HTML export (a non-default feature). Organizers can trigger the overwriting (with the standard pretalx 404 page content) of an arbitrary file.

Published: Apr 20, 2023Updated: Feb 5, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA
NVD MITRE
4.3CVSS
MEDIUM

pretalx 2.3.1 before 2.3.2 allows path traversal in HTML export (a non-default feature). Organizers can trigger the overwriting (with the standard pretalx 404 page content) of an arbitrary file.

EPSS Score
76.8%
Top 1.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected Products

pretalx
pretalx
n/a
n/a
pretalx
PyPI

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Collection
Discovery
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References

https://github.com/pretalx/pretalx/commit/60722c43cf975f319e94102e6bff320723776890
github.com
https://github.com/pretalx/pretalx/releases/tag/v2.3.2
github.com
https://pretalx.com/p/news/security-release-232/
pretalx.com
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Timeline

Published
Apr 20, 2023
Last Updated
Feb 5, 2025
News mentions
1

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