CVE-2023-44463
pretix potential IP address spoofing vulnerability
An issue was discovered in pretix before 2023.7.1. Incorrect parsing of configuration files causes the application to trust unchecked X-Forwarded-For headers even though it has not been configured to do so. This can lead to IP address spoofing by users of the application.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in pretix before 2023.7.1. Incorrect parsing of configuration files causes the application to trust unchecked X-Forwarded-For headers even though it has not been configured to do so. This can lead to IP address spoofing by users of the application.
- Record
CVE-2023-44463- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
An issue was discovered in pretix before 2023.7.1. Incorrect parsing of configuration files causes the application to trust unchecked X-Forwarded-For headers even though it has not been configured to do so. This can lead to IP address spoofing by users of the application.
- Record
CVE-2023-44463- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-0207
An issue was discovered in pretix before 2023.7.1. Incorrect parsing of configuration files causes the application to trust unchecked X-Forwarded-For headers even though it has not been configured to do so. This can lead to IP address spoofing by users of the application.
- Record
EUVD-2023-0207- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j9gq-w73w-9h6c
pretix potential IP address spoofing vulnerability
An issue was discovered in pretix before 2023.7.1. Incorrect parsing of configuration files causes the application to trust unchecked X-Forwarded-For headers even though it has not been configured to do so. This can lead to IP address spoofing by users of the application.
- Record
GHSA-j9gq-w73w-9h6c- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in pretix before 2023.7.1. Incorrect parsing of configuration files causes the application to trust unchecked X-Forwarded-For headers even though it has not been configured to do so. This can lead to IP address spoofing by users of the application.
- Record
CVE-2023-44463- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-j9gq-w73w-9h6c
pretix potential IP address spoofing vulnerability
An issue was discovered in pretix before 2023.7.1. Incorrect parsing of configuration files causes the application to trust unchecked X-Forwarded-For headers even though it has not been configured to do so. This can lead to IP address spoofing by users of the application.
- Record
GHSA-j9gq-w73w-9h6c- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-290
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2023-187 No score
An issue was discovered in pretix before 2023.7.1. Incorrect parsing of configuration files causes the application to trust unchecked X-Forwarded-For headers even though it has not been configured to do so. This can lead to IP address spoofing by users of the application.
- Record
PYSEC-2023-187- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
pretixPyPI |
before 2023.7.1 | 2023.7.1 |
pretixPyPI |
before 2023.7.1, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0.0b11.0.0b21.1.01.1.1 Show 45 moreShow less1.1.21.1.31.10.01.10.11.11.01.11.11.12.01.12.11.13.01.13.11.14.01.15.01.15.11.15.21.16.01.17.01.17.11.2.01.2.1.post21.2.21.3.01.3.0.post11.3.11.4.01.4.11.5.01.5.11.5.21.6.01.6.11.6.21.7.11.7.21.8.01.8.11.9.01.9.12.0.02.1.02.2.02.3.02.4.02.5.02.6.02.7.0 |
2023.7.1 |
pretixPyPI |
before 2023.7.1, plus listed versions 1.0.01.0.0b11.0.0b21.1.01.1.1 Show 45 moreShow less1.1.21.1.31.10.01.10.11.11.01.11.11.12.01.12.11.13.01.13.11.14.01.15.01.15.11.15.21.16.01.17.01.17.11.2.01.2.1.post21.2.21.3.01.3.0.post11.3.11.4.01.4.11.5.01.5.11.5.21.6.01.6.11.6.21.7.11.7.21.8.01.8.11.9.01.9.12.0.02.1.02.2.02.3.02.4.02.5.02.6.02.7.0 |
2023.7.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-44463 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Rami Pretix, published October 2, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.63%, the 50th percentile. Fixed in pretix 2023.7.1.
References
Left out here: 218 versions. The JSON record has them.