PT-2023-21732 · Pretalx · Pretalx

Stefan Schiller · Published 2023-04-20 · Updated 2023-05-04 · CVE-2023-28459

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v4.0

7.1

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions pretalx versions 2.3.1 through 2.3.1

Description The issue allows path traversal in HTML export, a non-default feature. Users can upload crafted HTML documents that trigger the reading of arbitrary files.

Recommendations For pretalx version 2.3.1, update to version 2.3.2 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the HTML export feature until a patch is available. Restrict access to the HTML export module to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the HTML export feature in the affected version until the issue is resolved.

Exploit

Fix

Path traversal

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-28459

GHSA-WH3W-JCC7-MHMF

PYSEC-2023-41

Affected Products

Pretalx

References · 12

• 🔥 https://sonarsource.com/blog/pretalx-vulnerabilities-how-to-get-accepted-at-every-conference · Exploit
• https://github.com/pretalx/pretalx/commit/60722c43cf975f319e94102e6bff320723776890 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/PYSEC-2023-41 · Vendor Advisory
• https://pretalx.com/p/news/security-release-232 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-wh3w-jcc7-mhmf · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28459 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28459 · Security Note
• https://github.com/pretalx/pretalx · Note
• https://github.com/pretalx/pretalx/releases/tag/v2.3.2 · Note
• https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pretalx/PYSEC-2023-41.yaml · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/62559 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/48770 · Telegram Post