Description
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.
Published: 2025-09-10
Score: 4.6 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-27577 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7cf7-9wrr-vrf4 Indico vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via LaTeX math code
History

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 21:30:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:cern:indico:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Cern
Cern indico
Vendors & Products Cern
Cern indico

Thu, 11 Sep 2025 15:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 10 Sep 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Indico vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting via LaTeX math code
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 4.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2025-09-11T14:42:48.282Z

Reserved: 2025-09-08T16:19:26.170Z

Link: CVE-2025-59035

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-09-11T14:27:04.115Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2025-09-10T16:15:41.323

Modified: 2025-09-17T21:23:56.843

Link: CVE-2025-59035

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-09-12T09:11:29Z

Weaknesses