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

CVE-2023-28459 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-04-20

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.

Technologies: pretalx (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2023-28459 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-28459 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2023-28459?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 20 April 2023.
Which products and versions are affected?
pretalx (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.3.2, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=60722c43cf975f319e94102e6bff320723776890|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.3.1,fixed=2.3.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2023-28459?
Yes. pretalx (PyPI): upgrade to 2.3.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2023-28459?
Check whether you run pretalx (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • pretalx (PyPI): upgrade to 2.3.2 or later
    pip install "pretalx>=2.3.2"

Affected products

  • pretalx (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2.3.2, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=60722c43cf975f319e94102e6bff320723776890|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2.3.1,fixed=2.3.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2023-28459
  • GHSA-wh3w-jcc7-mhmf
  • PYSEC-2023-41

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