CVE-2023-28459
pretalx 2.3.1 before 2.3.2 allows path traversal in HTML export (a non-default feature). Users were able to upload crafted HTML documents that trigger the reading of arbitrary files.
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 94th percentile. Fixed in 2.3.2.
What to do
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- PyPI pretalxAffected: < 2.3.2Upgrade to: 2.3.2Stated by: GitHub advisory
- PretalxAffected: ≤ 2.3.1Upgrade to: after 2.3.1Stated by: NVD
Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in
What it is
From the CVE record
pretalx vulnerable to path traversal in HTML export
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
6.7% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 94th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
7 events over 1159 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- EPSS band changehigh → low
- EPSS band changelow → high
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Scored 6.5 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
- Availability NoneNo availability impact
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
Sources
References in the record
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28459
- github.com/pretalx/pretalx/commit/60722c43cf975f319e94102e6bff320723776890
- github.com/pretalx/pretalx
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