diff --git a/src/pretix/api/views/order.py b/src/pretix/api/views/order.py
index bf9ffa3a5d..9928781939 100644
--- a/src/pretix/api/views/order.py
+++ b/src/pretix/api/views/order.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from decimal import Decimal
 from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
 
 import django_filters
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.db import transaction
 from django.db.models import (
     Exists, F, OuterRef, Prefetch, Q, Subquery, prefetch_related_objects,
@@ -1232,7 +1233,7 @@ class OrderPositionViewSet(viewsets.ModelViewSet):
             ftype, ignored = mimetypes.guess_type(image_file.name)
             extension = os.path.basename(image_file.name).split('.')[-1]
         else:
-            img = Image.open(image_file)
+            img = Image.open(image_file, formats=settings.PILLOW_FORMATS_QUESTIONS_IMAGE)
             ftype = Image.MIME[img.format]
             extensions = {
                 'GIF': 'gif', 'TIFF': 'tif', 'BMP': 'bmp', 'JPEG': 'jpg', 'PNG': 'png'
diff --git a/src/pretix/base/forms/questions.py b/src/pretix/base/forms/questions.py
index 6af7b1279b..7af841ed0c 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/forms/questions.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/forms/questions.py
@@ -500,14 +500,14 @@ class PortraitImageField(SizeValidationMixin, ExtValidationMixin, forms.FileFiel
                 file = BytesIO(data['content'])
 
         try:
-            image = Image.open(file)
+            image = Image.open(file, formats=settings.PILLOW_FORMATS_QUESTIONS_IMAGE)
             # verify() must be called immediately after the constructor.
             image.verify()
 
             # We want to do more than just verify(), so we need to re-open the file
             if hasattr(file, 'seek'):
                 file.seek(0)
-            image = Image.open(file)
+            image = Image.open(file, formats=settings.PILLOW_FORMATS_QUESTIONS_IMAGE)
 
             # load() is a potential DoS vector (see Django bug #18520), so we verify the size first
             if image.width > 10_000 or image.height > 10_000:
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ class PortraitImageField(SizeValidationMixin, ExtValidationMixin, forms.FileFiel
         return f
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        kwargs.setdefault('ext_whitelist', (".png", ".jpg", ".jpeg", ".jfif", ".tif", ".tiff", ".bmp"))
+        kwargs.setdefault('ext_whitelist', settings.FILE_UPLOAD_EXTENSIONS_QUESTION_IMAGE)
         kwargs.setdefault('max_size', settings.FILE_UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE_IMAGE)
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
@@ -826,11 +826,7 @@ class BaseQuestionsForm(forms.Form):
                         help_text=help_text,
                         initial=initial.file if initial else None,
                         widget=UploadedFileWidget(position=pos, event=event, answer=initial),
-                        ext_whitelist=(
-                            ".png", ".jpg", ".gif", ".jpeg", ".pdf", ".txt", ".docx", ".gif", ".svg",
-                            ".pptx", ".ppt", ".doc", ".xlsx", ".xls", ".jfif", ".heic", ".heif", ".pages",
-                            ".bmp", ".tif", ".tiff"
-                        ),
+                        ext_whitelist=settings.FILE_UPLOAD_EXTENSIONS_OTHER,
                         max_size=settings.FILE_UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE_OTHER,
                     )
             elif q.type == Question.TYPE_DATE:
diff --git a/src/pretix/base/models/orders.py b/src/pretix/base/models/orders.py
index e134a4f527..914b150d20 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/models/orders.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/models/orders.py
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ class QuestionAnswer(models.Model):
 
     @property
     def is_image(self):
-        return any(self.file.name.lower().endswith(e) for e in ('.jpg', '.png', '.gif', '.tiff', '.bmp', '.jpeg'))
+        return any(self.file.name.lower().endswith(e) for e in settings.FILE_UPLOAD_EXTENSIONS_QUESTION_IMAGE)
 
     @property
     def file_name(self):
diff --git a/src/pretix/base/pdf.py b/src/pretix/base/pdf.py
index bb649887c5..748dd3d6a4 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/pdf.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/pdf.py
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ def images_from_questions(sender, *args, **kwargs):
         else:
             a = op.answers.filter(question_id=question_id).first() or a
 
-        if not a or not a.file or not any(a.file.name.lower().endswith(e) for e in (".jpg", ".jpeg", ".png", ".gif", ".bmp", ".tif", ".tiff")):
+        if not a or not a.file or not any(a.file.name.lower().endswith(e) for e in settings.FILE_UPLOAD_EXTENSIONS_QUESTION_IMAGE):
             return None
         else:
             if etag:
diff --git a/src/pretix/base/settings.py b/src/pretix/base/settings.py
index 93ae9af4b9..30794eb8c9 100644
--- a/src/pretix/base/settings.py
+++ b/src/pretix/base/settings.py
@@ -2793,7 +2793,7 @@ Your {organizer} team"""))  # noqa: W291
         'form_class': ExtFileField,
         'form_kwargs': dict(
             label=_('Header image'),
-            ext_whitelist=(".png", ".jpg", ".gif", ".jpeg"),
+            ext_whitelist=settings.FILE_UPLOAD_EXTENSIONS_IMAGE,
             max_size=settings.FILE_UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE_IMAGE,
             help_text=_('If you provide a logo image, we will by default not show your event name and date '
                         'in the page header. By default, we show your logo with a size of up to 1140x120 pixels. You '
@@ -2836,7 +2836,7 @@ Your {organizer} team"""))  # noqa: W291
         'form_class': ExtFileField,
         'form_kwargs': dict(
             label=_('Header image'),
-            ext_whitelist=(".png", ".jpg", ".gif", ".jpeg"),
+            ext_whitelist=settings.FILE_UPLOAD_EXTENSIONS_IMAGE,
             max_size=settings.FILE_UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE_IMAGE,
             help_text=_('If you provide a logo image, we will by default not show your organization name '
                         'in the page header. By default, we show your logo with a size of up to 1140x120 pixels. You '
@@ -2876,7 +2876,7 @@ Your {organizer} team"""))  # noqa: W291
         'form_class': ExtFileField,
         'form_kwargs': dict(
             label=_('Social media image'),
-            ext_whitelist=(".png", ".jpg", ".gif", ".jpeg"),
+            ext_whitelist=settings.FILE_UPLOAD_EXTENSIONS_IMAGE,
             max_size=settings.FILE_UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE_IMAGE,
             help_text=_('This picture will be used as a preview if you post links to your ticket shop on social media. '
                         'Facebook advises to use a picture size of 1200 x 630 pixels, however some platforms like '
@@ -2897,7 +2897,7 @@ Your {organizer} team"""))  # noqa: W291
         'form_class': ExtFileField,
         'form_kwargs': dict(
             label=_('Logo image'),
-            ext_whitelist=(".png", ".jpg", ".gif", ".jpeg"),
+            ext_whitelist=settings.FILE_UPLOAD_EXTENSIONS_IMAGE,
             required=False,
             max_size=settings.FILE_UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE_IMAGE,
             help_text=_('We will show your logo with a maximal height and width of 2.5 cm.')
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/forms/__init__.py b/src/pretix/control/forms/__init__.py
index 8810d7ef54..a4a85aae9e 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/forms/__init__.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/forms/__init__.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class ClearableBasenameFileInput(forms.ClearableFileInput):
 
         @property
         def is_img(self):
-            return any(self.file.name.lower().endswith(e) for e in ('.jpg', '.jpeg', '.png', '.gif'))
+            return any(self.file.name.lower().endswith(e) for e in settings.FILE_UPLOAD_EXTENSIONS_IMAGE)
 
         def __str__(self):
             if hasattr(self.file, 'display_name'):
diff --git a/src/pretix/control/forms/organizer.py b/src/pretix/control/forms/organizer.py
index efee29375e..e357f442b0 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/forms/organizer.py
+++ b/src/pretix/control/forms/organizer.py
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ class OrganizerSettingsForm(SettingsForm):
 
     organizer_logo_image = ExtFileField(
         label=_('Header image'),
-        ext_whitelist=(".png", ".jpg", ".gif", ".jpeg"),
+        ext_whitelist=settings.FILE_UPLOAD_EXTENSIONS_IMAGE,
         max_size=settings.FILE_UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE_IMAGE,
         required=False,
         help_text=_('If you provide a logo image, we will by default not show your organization name '
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ class OrganizerSettingsForm(SettingsForm):
     )
     favicon = ExtFileField(
         label=_('Favicon'),
-        ext_whitelist=(".ico", ".png", ".jpg", ".gif", ".jpeg"),
+        ext_whitelist=settings.FILE_UPLOAD_EXTENSIONS_FAVICON,
         required=False,
         max_size=settings.FILE_UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE_FAVICON,
         help_text=_('If you provide a favicon, we will show it instead of the default pretix icon. '
diff --git a/src/pretix/helpers/images.py b/src/pretix/helpers/images.py
index c347bb9f9d..728413c624 100644
--- a/src/pretix/helpers/images.py
+++ b/src/pretix/helpers/images.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import logging
 from io import BytesIO
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.exceptions import ValidationError
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 from PIL.Image import MAX_IMAGE_PIXELS, DecompressionBombError
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ def validate_uploaded_file_for_valid_image(f):
 
     try:
         try:
-            image = Image.open(file)
+            image = Image.open(file, formats=settings.PILLOW_FORMATS_QUESTIONS_IMAGE)
             # verify() must be called immediately after the constructor.
             image.verify()
         except DecompressionBombError:
diff --git a/src/pretix/helpers/monkeypatching.py b/src/pretix/helpers/monkeypatching.py
index 44359f3e20..a260343a49 100644
--- a/src/pretix/helpers/monkeypatching.py
+++ b/src/pretix/helpers/monkeypatching.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #
 from datetime import datetime
 
+from PIL import Image
+
 
 def monkeypatch_vobject_performance():
     """
@@ -52,5 +54,19 @@ def monkeypatch_vobject_performance():
     icalendar.tzinfo_eq = new_tzinfo_eq
 
 
+def monkeypatch_pillow_safer():
+    """
+    Pillow supports many file formats, among them EPS. For EPS, Pillow loads GhostScript whenever GhostScript
+    is installed (cannot officially be disabled). However, GhostScript is known for regular security vulnerabilities.
+    We have no use of reading EPS files and usually prevent this by using `Image.open(…, formats=[…])` to disable EPS
+    support explicitly. However, we are worried about our dependencies like reportlab using `Image.open` without the
+    `formats=` parameter. Therefore, as a defense in depth approach, we monkeypatch EPS support away by modifying the
+    internal image format registry of Pillow.
+    """
+    if "EPS" in Image.ID:
+        Image.ID.remove("EPS")
+
+
 def monkeypatch_all_at_ready():
     monkeypatch_vobject_performance()
+    monkeypatch_pillow_safer()
diff --git a/src/pretix/helpers/reportlab.py b/src/pretix/helpers/reportlab.py
index 58f92d6b97..b2af459c6c 100644
--- a/src/pretix/helpers/reportlab.py
+++ b/src/pretix/helpers/reportlab.py
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@
 # <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 from arabic_reshaper import ArabicReshaper
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.utils.functional import SimpleLazyObject
-from PIL.Image import Resampling
+from PIL import Image
 from reportlab.lib.utils import ImageReader
 
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ class ThumbnailingImageReader(ImageReader):
             height = width * self._image.size[1] / self._image.size[0]
         self._image.thumbnail(
             size=(int(width * dpi / 72), int(height * dpi / 72)),
-            resample=Resampling.BICUBIC
+            resample=Image.Resampling.BICUBIC
         )
         self._data = None
         return width, height
@@ -44,6 +45,9 @@ class ThumbnailingImageReader(ImageReader):
         # (smaller) size of the modified image.
         return None
 
+    def _read_image(self, fp):
+        return Image.open(fp, formats=settings.PILLOW_FORMATS_IMAGE)
+
 
 reshaper = SimpleLazyObject(lambda: ArabicReshaper(configuration={
     'delete_harakat': True,
diff --git a/src/pretix/helpers/thumb.py b/src/pretix/helpers/thumb.py
index d93957b5da..157d55510c 100644
--- a/src/pretix/helpers/thumb.py
+++ b/src/pretix/helpers/thumb.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import hashlib
 import math
 from io import BytesIO
 
+from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.files.base import ContentFile
 from django.core.files.storage import default_storage
 from PIL import Image, ImageOps, ImageSequence
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ def resize_image(image, size):
 
 def create_thumbnail(sourcename, size):
     source = default_storage.open(sourcename)
-    image = Image.open(BytesIO(source.read()))
+    image = Image.open(BytesIO(source.read()), formats=settings.PILLOW_FORMATS_QUESTIONS_IMAGE)
     try:
         image.load()
     except:
diff --git a/src/pretix/plugins/sendmail/forms.py b/src/pretix/plugins/sendmail/forms.py
index 45980c5701..4f7fbe466b 100644
--- a/src/pretix/plugins/sendmail/forms.py
+++ b/src/pretix/plugins/sendmail/forms.py
@@ -76,11 +76,7 @@ class BaseMailForm(FormPlaceholderMixin, forms.Form):
     attachment = CachedFileField(
         label=_("Attachment"),
         required=False,
-        ext_whitelist=(
-            ".png", ".jpg", ".gif", ".jpeg", ".pdf", ".txt", ".docx", ".gif", ".svg",
-            ".pptx", ".ppt", ".doc", ".xlsx", ".xls", ".jfif", ".heic", ".heif", ".pages",
-            ".bmp", ".tif", ".tiff"
-        ),
+        ext_whitelist=settings.FILE_UPLOAD_EXTENSIONS_EMAIL_ATTACHMENT,
         help_text=_('Sending an attachment increases the chance of your email not arriving or being sorted into spam folders. We recommend only using PDFs '
                     'of no more than 2 MB in size.'),
         max_size=settings.FILE_UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE_EMAIL_ATTACHMENT
diff --git a/src/pretix/settings.py b/src/pretix/settings.py
index c12fd68c4f..4661534752 100644
--- a/src/pretix/settings.py
+++ b/src/pretix/settings.py
@@ -735,4 +735,22 @@ FILE_UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE_EMAIL_ATTACHMENT = 1024 * 1024 * config.getint("pretix_file
 FILE_UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE_EMAIL_AUTO_ATTACHMENT = 1024 * 1024 * config.getint("pretix_file_upload", "max_size_email_auto_attachment", fallback=1)
 FILE_UPLOAD_MAX_SIZE_OTHER = 1024 * 1024 * config.getint("pretix_file_upload", "max_size_other", fallback=10)
 
+# Allowed file extensions for various places plus matching Pillow formats.
+# Never allow EPS, it is full of dangerous bugs.
+FILE_UPLOAD_EXTENSIONS_IMAGE = (".png", ".jpg", ".gif", ".jpeg")
+PILLOW_FORMATS_IMAGE = ('PNG', 'GIF', 'JPEG')
+
+FILE_UPLOAD_EXTENSIONS_FAVICON = (".ico", ".png", "jpg", ".gif", ".jpeg")
+
+FILE_UPLOAD_EXTENSIONS_QUESTION_IMAGE = (".png", "jpg", ".gif", ".jpeg", ".bmp", ".tif", ".tiff", ".jfif")
+PILLOW_FORMATS_QUESTIONS_IMAGE = ('PNG', 'GIF', 'JPEG', 'BMP', 'TIFF')
+
+FILE_UPLOAD_EXTENSIONS_EMAIL_ATTACHMENT = (
+    ".png", ".jpg", ".gif", ".jpeg", ".pdf", ".txt", ".docx", ".gif", ".svg",
+    ".pptx", ".ppt", ".doc", ".xlsx", ".xls", ".jfif", ".heic", ".heif", ".pages",
+    ".bmp", ".tif", ".tiff"
+)
+FILE_UPLOAD_EXTENSIONS_OTHER = FILE_UPLOAD_EXTENSIONS_EMAIL_ATTACHMENT
+
+
 DEFAULT_AUTO_FIELD = 'django.db.models.AutoField'  # sadly. we would prefer BigInt, and should use it for all new models but the migration will be hard