Insecure direct object reference
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
When creating an export through the pretix API, API clients are returned an UUID value for their export job (a long, random string like 35742818-c375-4d15-839f-d49aecce94d6). Using this UUID, the API client can then request the actual file for download. The same kind of UUID is used in other places in pretix when temporary files are generated for internal use or download. One remaining API endpoint, however, wrongfully did not verify if the UUID used for download actually belongs to a file that is supposed to be downloadable and belongs to the correct user. In reality, this is hard to exploit because an attacker would need to have access to a valid UUID for the file they desire which is unlikely to happen without a separate security problem giving them access to logs etc.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pretix | pretix | 2024.10.0 to before 2026.2.0; 2026.2.0 to before 2026.3.0; 2026.3.0 to before 2026.4.0; 2026.4.0 to before 2026.5.0 | 2026.5.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | pretix (PyPI) | before 2026.4.2 | 2026.4.2 | Patch available | GHSA-72p9-6vv6-gvqh |
- pretix Vendorpretix Affected 2024.10.0 to before 2026.2.0; 2026.2.0 to before 2026.3.0; 2026.3.0 to before 2026.4.0; 2026.4.0 to before 2026.5.0 Fixed in 2026.5.0 Patch available CNA
- pretix (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 2026.4.2 Fixed in 2026.4.2 Patch available GHSA-72p9-6vv6-gvqh
Remediation
- Fix · CNA pretix (pretix) Fixed in 2026.5.0
- Fix · GHSA-72p9-6vv6-gvqh pretix (PyPI) Fixed in 2026.4.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-9712
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-72p9-6vv6-gvqh
References
More pretix vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-18268 pretix before 2024.1.1 mishandles file validation. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-11524 SSRF with API key leak in pretix-oppwa CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.0
- TI-2026-41416 Cross-site scripting in pretix CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-11523 Session takeover vulnerability CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
- TI-2026-02082 Unsafe variable evaluation in email templates CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-02081 Unsafe variable evaluation in email templates CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-9712 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-9712 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-72p9-6vv6-gvqh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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