6.1 MEDIUM
- CVSS version (CVSS): 3.1
- Attack Vector (AV): Network (N)
- Attack Complexity (AC): Low (L)
- Privileges Required (PR): None (N)
- User Interaction (UI): Required (R)
- Scope (S): Changed (C)
- Confidentiality (C): Low (L)
- Integrity (I): Low (L)
- Availability (A): None (N)
- Modified Attack Vector (MAV): Network (N)
- Modified Attack Complexity (MAC): Low (L)
- Modified Privileges Required (MPR): None (N)
- Modified User Interaction (MUI): Required (R)
- Modified Confidentiality (MC): Low (L)
- Modified Scope (MS): Changed (C)
- Modified Integrity (MI): Low (L)
- Modified Availability (MA): None (N)
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pretalx: Email injection via unescaped user-controlled placeholders in pretalx mail templates
pretalx is a conference planning tool. Prior to 2026.1.0, an unauthenticated attacker can send arbitrary HTML-rendered emails from a pretalx instance's configured sender address by embedding malformed HTML or markdown link syntax in a user-controlled template placeholder such as the account display name. The most direct vector is the password-reset flow: the attacker registers an account with a malicious name, enters the victim's email address, and triggers a password reset. The resulting email is delivered from the event's legitimate sender address and passes SPF/DKIM/DMARC validation, making it a ready-made phishing vector. This vulnerability is fixed in 2026.1.0.
References
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https://github.com/pretalx/pretalx/security/advisories/GHSA-jm8c-9f3j-4378 x_refsource_CONFIRM
Affected products
- ==< 2026.1.0
Package maintainers
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@SuperSandro2000 Sandro Jäckel <sandro.jaeckel@gmail.com>
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@mweinelt Martin Weinelt <hexa@darmstadt.ccc.de>