CVE-2023-28458

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Published Apr 20, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 3.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

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 Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pretalx:pretalx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-23fx-92m6-4f2g	pretalx allows path traversal in HTML export

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.4% (3.429% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/pretalx/pretalx/commit/60722c43cf975f319e94102e6bff320723776890
https://github.com/pretalx/pretalx/releases/tag/v2.3.2
https://pretalx.com/p/news/security-release-232/
https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/pretalx-vulnerabilities-how-to-get-accepted-at-every-conference/

History

Feb 5, 2025 5:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Pretalx Pretalx

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 5, 2025, 4:16 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 20, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Feb 5, 2025, 4:16 PM
Reserved: Mar 15, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:38 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 12:38 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:47 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 20, 2023, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:47 AM

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