CVE-2023-44463: pretix potential IP address spoofing vulnerability

CVE-2023-44463 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-10-02

An issue was discovered in pretix before 2023.7.1. Incorrect parsing of configuration files causes the application to trust unchecked X-Forwarded-For headers even though it has not been configured to do so. This can lead to IP address spoofing by users of the application.

Technologies: pretix (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2023-44463 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-44463 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2023-44463?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 2 October 2023.
Which products and versions are affected?
pretix (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2023.7.1, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=ccdce2ccb8207b82501af3c03f50abc0f819b469|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2023.7.1.
Is there a fix for CVE-2023-44463?
Yes. pretix (PyPI): upgrade to 2023.7.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2023-44463?
Check whether you run pretix (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

  • pretix (PyPI): upgrade to 2023.7.1 or later
    pip install "pretix>=2023.7.1"

Affected products

  • pretix (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2023.7.1, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=ccdce2ccb8207b82501af3c03f50abc0f819b469|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=2023.7.1

Identifiers

  • CVE-2023-44463
  • GHSA-j9gq-w73w-9h6c
  • PYSEC-2023-187

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