Vulnerability · Published Apr 20, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-28459
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in the pretalx package (PyPI). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 6.7% (higher than 94% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Metasploit. Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)6.7%top 6.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack tooling1Metasploit
Official description
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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | pretalx | 2.3.2 | GHSA-wh3w-jcc7-mhmf |
| PyPI | pretalx | 2.3.2 | PYSEC-2023-41 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N