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CVE-2023-28458
April 20, 2023
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.
Affected Packages
pretalx (PYTHON):
Affected version(s)
Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 2.3.2
Related Resources (9)
https://pretalx.com/p/news/security-release-232
https://github.com/pretalx/pretalx/releases/tag/v2.3.2
https://pretalx.com/p/news/security-release-232/
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pretalx/PYSEC-2023-40.yaml
https://github.com/pretalx/pretalx
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28458
https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/pretalx-vulnerabilities-how-to-get-accepted-at-every-conference/
https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/pretalx-vulnerabilities-how-to-get-accepted-at-every-conference
https://github.com/pretalx/pretalx/commit/60722c43cf975f319e94102e6bff320723776890
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
2.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
POC
CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Exploit Maturity
FUNCTIONAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-22
EPSS
Base Score:
76.48