6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-28459
Pretalx Path Traversal vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 20, 2023, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 5, 2025, 5:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-28459 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Pretalx pretalx

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-28459 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Feb. 05, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Added CWE CWE-22
  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/pretalx/pretalx/commit/60722c43cf975f319e94102e6bff320723776890
    Added Reference https://github.com/pretalx/pretalx/releases/tag/v2.3.2
    Added Reference https://pretalx.com/p/news/security-release-232/
    Added Reference https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/pretalx-vulnerabilities-how-to-get-accepted-at-every-conference/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 04, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pretalx/pretalx/commit/60722c43cf975f319e94102e6bff320723776890 No Types Assigned https://github.com/pretalx/pretalx/commit/60722c43cf975f319e94102e6bff320723776890 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/pretalx/pretalx/releases/tag/v2.3.2 No Types Assigned https://github.com/pretalx/pretalx/releases/tag/v2.3.2 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://pretalx.com/p/news/security-release-232/ No Types Assigned https://pretalx.com/p/news/security-release-232/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/pretalx-vulnerabilities-how-to-get-accepted-at-every-conference/ No Types Assigned https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/pretalx-vulnerabilities-how-to-get-accepted-at-every-conference/ Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pretalx:pretalx:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.3.1
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.26 }} -0.10%

score

0.49242

percentile

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