Description
HotCRP is conference review software. A problem introduced in April 2024 in version 3.1 led to inadequately sanitized code generation for HotCRP formulas which allowed users to trigger the execution of arbitrary PHP code. The problem is patched in release version 3.2.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/kohler/hotcrp/security/advisories/GHSA-hpqh-j6qx-x57h
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/kohler/hotcrp/commit/4674fcfbb76511072a1145dad620756fc1d4b4e9
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/kohler/hotcrp/commit/bfc7e0db15df6ed6d544a639020d2ce05a5f0834
Scores
CVSS v3
9.9
EPSS
0.0016
EPSS Percentile
36.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (1)
hotcrp/hotcrp
3.0 - 3.2
Published
Jan 19, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026