CVE-2023-28459
pretalx vulnerable to path traversal in HTML export
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-28459- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-28459- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-0206
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-0206- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wh3w-jcc7-mhmf
pretalx vulnerable to path traversal in HTML export
pretalx 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.
- Record
GHSA-wh3w-jcc7-mhmf- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-28459- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-wh3w-jcc7-mhmf
pretalx vulnerable to path traversal in HTML export
pretalx 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.
- Record
GHSA-wh3w-jcc7-mhmf- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2023-41 No score
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.
- Record
PYSEC-2023-41- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
pretalxPyPI |
before 2.3.2 | 2.3.2 |
pretalxPyPI |
before 2.3.2, plus listed versions 0.1.00.2.0.post10.2.1.post10.2.20.3.0 Show 24 moreShow less0.3.10.4.00.4.10.5.00.6.00.6.10.7.00.7.10.8.00.9.01.0.01.0.11.0.21.0.31.0.41.1.01.1.11.1.22.0.02.1.02.1.12.2.02.3.02.3.1 |
2.3.2 |
pretalxPyPI |
2.3.1 up to 2.3.2, plus listed versions v2.3.1v2.3.0v2.2.0v2.1.1v2.1.0 Show 18 moreShow lessv2.0.0v1.1.0v1.0.0v0.9.0v0.8.0v0.7.1v0.7.0v0.6.1v0.6.0v0.5.0v0.4.1v0.4.0v0.3.1v0.3.0v0.2.2v0.2.1v0.2.0v0.1.0 |
2.3.2 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Pretalx Arbitrary File Read/Limited File Write | 2023-03-07 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-28459 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Pretalx, published April 20, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 6.65%, the 93rd percentile. Fixed in pretalx 2.3.2.
References
pretalx.com/p/news/security-release-232
github.com/pretalx/pretalx/commit/60722c43cf975f319e94102e6bff320723776890
sonarsource.com/blog/pretalx-vulnerabilities-how-to-get-accepted-at-every-conference
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28459