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.
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | pretalx: Email injection via unescaped user-controlled placeholders in pretalx mail templates | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-116 CWE-79 |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
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Updated: 2026-04-24T19:15:39.205Z
Reserved: 2026-04-20T15:32:33.814Z
Link: CVE-2026-41426
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-04-24T20:16:27.247
Modified: 2026-04-24T20:16:27.247
Link: CVE-2026-41426
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