CVE-2026-41241

pretalx: Stored cross-site scripting in organiser search typeahead

Published Apr 23, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.7 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
pretalx is a conference planning tool. Prior to 2026.1.0, The organiser search in the pretalx backend rendered submission titles, speaker display names, and user names/emails into the result dropdown using innerHTML string interpolation. Any user who controls one of those fields (which includes any registered user whose display name is looked up by an administrator) could include HTML or JavaScript that would execute in an organiser's browser when the organiser's search query matched the malicious record. This vulnerability is fixed in 2026.1.0.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-cjcx-jfp2-f7m2 pretalx vulnerable to stored cross-site scripting in organizer search typeahead
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:pretalx:pretalx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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First Time appeared Pretalx
Pretalx pretalx
Vendors & Products Pretalx
Pretalx pretalx
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description pretalx is a conference planning tool. Prior to 2026.1.0, The organiser search in the pretalx backend rendered submission titles, speaker display names, and user names/emails into the result dropdown using innerHTML string interpolation. Any user who controls one of those fields (which includes any registered user whose display name is looked up by an administrator) could include HTML or JavaScript that would execute in an organiser's browser when the organiser's search query matched the malicious record. This vulnerability is fixed in 2026.1.0.
Title pretalx: Stored cross-site scripting in organiser search typeahead
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Apr 23, 2026, 7:23 PM
Reserved
Apr 18, 2026, 3:47 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 23, 2026, 7:17 PM
Modified
Nov 11, 2026, 11:10 PM