pretalx 2.3.1 HTML Export path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in pretalx 2.3.1. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component HTML Export. Executing a manipulation can lead to path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-28458. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in pretalx 2.3.1. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component HTML Export. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

pretalx 2.3.1 before 2.3.2 allows path traversal in HTML export (a non-default feature). Organizers can trigger the overwriting (with the standard pretalx 404 page content) of an arbitrary file.

The weakness was published 04/21/2023. The advisory is shared for download at sonarsource.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-28458 since 03/15/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1006.

Upgrading to version 2.3.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 60722c43cf975f319e94102e6bff320723776890 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: pretalx 2.3.2
Patch: 60722c43cf975f319e94102e6bff320723776890

Timelineinfo

03/15/2023 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 60722c43cf975f319e94102e6bff320723776890
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-28458 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-28458
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-226960

Entryinfo

Created: 04/21/2023 08:04
Updated: 05/15/2023 07:58
Changes: 04/21/2023 08:04 (42), 05/15/2023 07:53 (1), 05/15/2023 07:58 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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