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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-28459 · published 20 April 2023

CVE-2023-28459: Pretalx path traversal vulnerability

Pretalx · Pretalx

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.

6.5 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 6.7% · top 6.3% CWE-22 · Path traversal
6.5CVSS 3.1 base score
6.7%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/pretalx/pretalx/commit/60722c43cf975f319e94102e6bff320723776890 Patch
https://github.com/pretalx/pretalx/releases/tag/v2.3.2 Release Notes
https://pretalx.com/p/news/security-release-232/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/pretalx-vulnerabilities-how-to-get-accepted-at-every-conference/ ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/pretalx/pretalx/commit/60722c43cf975f319e94102e6bff320723776890 Patch
https://github.com/pretalx/pretalx/releases/tag/v2.3.2 Release Notes
https://pretalx.com/p/news/security-release-232/ Vendor Advisory
https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/pretalx-vulnerabilities-how-to-get-accepted-at-every-conference/ ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-28459), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.