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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-44463-pretix-potential-ip-address-spoofing-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-10-02  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pypi-pretix). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  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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