Path Traversal in Autolab
CVE-2023-44395
Autolab is a course management service that enables instructors to offer autograded programming assignments to their students over the Web. Path traversal vulnerabilities were discovered in Autolab's assessment functionality in versions of Autolab prior to 2.12.0, whereby instructors can perform arbitrary file reads. Version 2.12.0 contains a patch. There are no feasible workarounds for this issue.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
EPSS: 0.006 (45.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Autolab — versions < 2.12.0
- Autolabproject Autolab
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
- security-advisories@github.com (Technical Description, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-44395?
- CVE-2023-44395 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Autolab, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2024-01-22.
- How severe is CVE-2023-44395?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-44395 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.