What is CVE-2024-49376?

CVE-2024-49376 is a high-severity vulnerability in Autolab, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-10-25.

How severe is CVE-2024-49376?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Autolab

CVE-2024-49376

Autolab, a course management service that enables auto-graded programming assignments, has misconfigured reset password permissions in version 3.0.0. For email-based accounts, users with insufficient privileges could reset and theoretically access privileged users' accounts by resetting their passwords. This issue is fixed in version 3.0.1. No known workarounds exist.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.005 (37.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Autolab — versions = 3.0.0
Autolabproject Autolab — versions 3.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-49376?: CVE-2024-49376 is a high-severity vulnerability in Autolab, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-10-25.
How severe is CVE-2024-49376?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.