PretixApplication

CVE-2024-8113

MEDIUM · 5.4 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-08-23
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to after 2024.7.0 or later.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Stored XSS in organizer and event settings of pretix up to 2024.7.0 allows malicious event organizers to inject HTML tags into e-mail previews on settings page. The default Content Security Policy of pretix prevents execution of attacker-provided scripts, making exploitation unlikely. However, combined with a CSP bypass (which is not currently known) the vulnerability could be used to impersonate other organizers or staff users.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Stored XSS vulnerability in pretix up to version 2024.7.0 allows malicious event organizers to inject HTML tags into email preview fields within organizer and event settings pages. The injected HTML is stored and rendered in the settings page's email preview functionality.

MitigationUpgrade pretix to version 2024.7.1 or later which includes proper input sanitization for email preview content. The default CSP provides additional protection but should not be relied upon as the sole mitigation.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
PretixApplication
Affected:<= 2024.7.0

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

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  1. Identify installed pretix version
    Check the pretix version by viewing the admin dashboard footer, running 'pip show pretix' or 'pretix --version', or inspecting the src/pretix/__version__.py file
    Affected if The installed version is 2024.7.0 or earlier
  2. Verify email preview functionality is accessible
    Log into the pretix organizer and event admin interfaces and navigate to Settings > Email (or equivalent email configuration pages) where the preview feature exists
    Affected if The email preview feature is present and accessible in the organizer or event settings
  3. Inspect email preview field storage
    Query the database for any stored HTML or script tags in fields related to email templates or previews (tables such as pretix_base_mailsetting or event_mail_settings, depending on your installation)
    Affected if HTML tags such as <script>, <img>, or other potentially malicious tags are found stored in email preview-related database fields

You are affected if pretix version is 2024.7.0 or earlier AND you have used the email preview feature in organizer or event settings where malicious HTML could have been injected and stored.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to a release after 2024.7.0
Interim mitigation

Upgrade pretix to version 2024.7.1 or later which includes proper input sanitization for email preview content. The default CSP provides additional protection but should not be relied upon as the sole mitigation.

Fix this in Pretix Scoped from the published advisory
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