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Pretalx Arbitrary File Read/Limited File Write

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Disclosed
Mar 7, 2023
Created
Aug 28, 2025

Description

This module exploits functionality in Pretalx that export conference schedule as zipped file. The Pretalx will iteratively include any file referenced by any HTML tag and does not properly check the path of the file, which can lead to arbitrary file read. The module requires credentials that allow schedule export, schedule release and approval of proposals. Additionally, module requires conference name and URL for media files.

Authors

Stefan Schiller
msutovsky-r7

References

Module Options

To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':


    msf > use auxiliary/scanner/http/pretalx_file_read_cve_2023_28459
    msf auxiliary(pretalx_file_read_cve_2023_28459) > show actions
        ...actions...
    msf auxiliary(pretalx_file_read_cve_2023_28459) > set ACTION < action-name >
    msf auxiliary(pretalx_file_read_cve_2023_28459) > show options
        ...show and set options...
    msf auxiliary(pretalx_file_read_cve_2023_28459) > run
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