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CVE-2023-28459: pretalx vulnerable to path traversal in HTML export

April 20, 2023 (updated October 21, 2024)

pretalx 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.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-wh3w-jcc7-mhmf
  • github.com/pretalx/pretalx
  • github.com/pretalx/pretalx/commit/60722c43cf975f319e94102e6bff320723776890
  • github.com/pretalx/pretalx/releases/tag/v2.3.2
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pretalx/PYSEC-2023-41.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28459
  • pretalx.com/p/news/security-release-232
  • www.sonarsource.com/blog/pretalx-vulnerabilities-how-to-get-accepted-at-every-conference

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 2.3.2

Fixed versions

  • 2.3.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 2.3.2 or above.

Impact 6.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Source file

pypi/pretalx/CVE-2023-28459.yml

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