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PYSEC-2026-1461

Vulnerability from pysec - Published: 2026-07-07 16:03 - Updated: 2026-07-07 17:24

Details

Impact

There is a Cross-Site-Scripting vulnerability when rendering LaTeX math code in contribution or abstract descriptions.

Patches

You should to update to Indico 3.3.8 as soon as possible. See the docs for instructions on how to update.

Workarounds

Only let trustworthy users create content on Indico.

Note that a conference doing a Call for Abstracts actively invites external speakers (who the organizers may not know and thus cannot fully trust) to submit content, hence the need to update to a a fixed version ASAP in particular when using such workflows.

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Open a thread in our forum
Email us privately at indico-team@cern.ch

Severity

4.6 (Medium)


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

Impacted products

Name	purl
indico	pkg:pypi/indico

Aliases

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "indico",
        "purl": "pkg:pypi/indico"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.3.8"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "0.98-rc1",
        "0.98.0",
        "0.98.1",
        "0.98.2",
        "0.99",
        "1.0",
        "1.1",
        "1.1.1",
        "1.1.2",
        "1.2",
        "1.2.1",
        "1.2.1rc10",
        "1.2.1rc11",
        "1.2.1rc2",
        "1.2.1rc4",
        "1.2.1rc5",
        "1.2.1rc6",
        "1.2.1rc7",
        "1.2.1rc9",
        "1.2.2",
        "1.2.2rc1",
        "1.9.11.dev10",
        "1.9.11.dev11",
        "1.9.11.dev12",
        "1.9.11.dev13",
        "1.9.11.dev14",
        "1.9.11.dev15",
        "1.9.11.dev16",
        "1.9.11.dev17",
        "1.9.11.dev3",
        "1.9.11.dev4",
        "1.9.11.dev6",
        "1.9.11.dev7",
        "1.9.11.dev8",
        "1.9.11.dev9",
        "2.0",
        "2.0.1",
        "2.0.2",
        "2.0.3",
        "2.0a1",
        "2.0rc1",
        "2.0rc2",
        "2.1",
        "2.1.1",
        "2.1.10",
        "2.1.11",
        "2.1.2",
        "2.1.3",
        "2.1.4",
        "2.1.5",
        "2.1.6",
        "2.1.7",
        "2.1.8",
        "2.1.9",
        "2.2",
        "2.2.1",
        "2.2.2",
        "2.2.3",
        "2.2.4",
        "2.2.5",
        "2.2.6",
        "2.2.7",
        "2.2.8",
        "2.3",
        "2.3.1",
        "2.3.2",
        "2.3.3",
        "2.3.4",
        "2.3.5",
        "3.0",
        "3.0.1",
        "3.0.2",
        "3.0.3",
        "3.0rc1",
        "3.0rc2",
        "3.1",
        "3.1.1",
        "3.2",
        "3.2.1",
        "3.2.2",
        "3.2.3",
        "3.2.4",
        "3.2.5",
        "3.2.6",
        "3.2.7",
        "3.2.8",
        "3.2.9",
        "3.3",
        "3.3.1",
        "3.3.2",
        "3.3.3",
        "3.3.4",
        "3.3.5",
        "3.3.6",
        "3.3.7"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-59035",
    "GHSA-7cf7-9wrr-vrf4"
  ],
  "details": "### Impact\nThere is a Cross-Site-Scripting vulnerability when rendering LaTeX math code in contribution or abstract descriptions. \n\n### Patches\nYou should to update to [Indico 3.3.8](https://github.com/indico/indico/releases/tag/v3.3.8) as soon as possible.\nSee [the docs](https://docs.getindico.io/en/stable/installation/upgrade/) for instructions on how to update.\n\n### Workarounds\nOnly let trustworthy users create content on Indico.\n\nNote that a conference doing a Call for Abstracts actively invites external speakers (who the organizers may not know and thus cannot fully trust) to submit content, hence the need to update to a a fixed version ASAP in particular when using such workflows.\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\n- Open a thread in [our forum](https://talk.getindico.io/)\n- Email us privately at [indico-team@cern.ch](mailto:indico-team@cern.ch)",
  "id": "PYSEC-2026-1461",
  "modified": "2026-07-07T17:24:20.561501Z",
  "published": "2026-07-07T16:03:04.490054Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/indico/indico/security/advisories/GHSA-7cf7-9wrr-vrf4"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59035"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/indico/indico"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/indico/indico/releases/tag/v3.3.8"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://pypi.org/project/indico"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7cf7-9wrr-vrf4"
    }
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Indico vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via LaTeX math code"
}

CVE-2025-59035 (GCVE-0-2025-59035)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-10 16:03 – Updated: 2025-09-11 14:42

Title

Indico vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via LaTeX math code

Summary

Indico is an event management system that uses Flask-Multipass, a multi-backend authentication system for Flask. Prior to version 3.3.8, there is a Cross-Site-Scripting vulnerability when rendering LaTeX math code in contribution or abstract descriptions. Users should to update to Indico 3.3.8 as soon as possible. As a workaround, only let trustworthy users create content on Indico. Note that a conference doing a Call for Abstracts actively invites external speakers (who the organizers may not know and thus cannot fully trust) to submit content, hence the need to update to a a fixed version ASAP in particular when using such workflows.

Severity

4.6 (Medium)


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

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-09-11 14:26 UTC

CWE

CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/indico/indico/security/advisor…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/indico/indico/releases/tag/v3.3.8	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
indico	indico	Affected: < 3.3.8

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                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2025-09-11T14:26:59.952180Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
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        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
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        }
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GHSA-7CF7-9WRR-VRF4

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-09-10 20:28 – Updated: 2025-09-10 20:28

Summary

Indico vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via LaTeX math code

Details

Impact

There is a Cross-Site-Scripting vulnerability when rendering LaTeX math code in contribution or abstract descriptions.

Patches

You should to update to Indico 3.3.8 as soon as possible. See the docs for instructions on how to update.

Workarounds

Only let trustworthy users create content on Indico.

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Open a thread in our forum
Email us privately at indico-team@cern.ch

Severity

4.6 (Medium)


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

Show details on source website

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{
  "affected": [
    {
      "database_specific": {
        "last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 3.3.7"
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
        "name": "indico"
      },
      "ranges": [
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          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.3.8"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2025-59035"
  ],
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      "CWE-79"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-09-10T20:28:08Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-09-10T16:15:41Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\nThere is a Cross-Site-Scripting vulnerability when rendering LaTeX math code in contribution or abstract descriptions. \n\n### Patches\nYou should to update to [Indico 3.3.8](https://github.com/indico/indico/releases/tag/v3.3.8) as soon as possible.\nSee [the docs](https://docs.getindico.io/en/stable/installation/upgrade/) for instructions on how to update.\n\n### Workarounds\nOnly let trustworthy users create content on Indico.\n\nNote that a conference doing a Call for Abstracts actively invites external speakers (who the organizers may not know and thus cannot fully trust) to submit content, hence the need to update to a a fixed version ASAP in particular when using such workflows.\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\n- Open a thread in [our forum](https://talk.getindico.io/)\n- Email us privately at [indico-team@cern.ch](mailto:indico-team@cern.ch)",
  "id": "GHSA-7cf7-9wrr-vrf4",
  "modified": "2025-09-10T20:28:08Z",
  "published": "2025-09-10T20:28:08Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/indico/indico/security/advisories/GHSA-7cf7-9wrr-vrf4"
    },
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-59035"
    },
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/indico/indico"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Indico vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via LaTeX math code"
}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

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PYSEC-2026-1461

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CVE-2025-59035 (GCVE-0-2025-59035)

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