CVE-2023-44395

Autolab has Path Traversal vulnerability in Assessment functionality

Description

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.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.14%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: autolab Autolab
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/autolab/Autolab/security/advisories/GHSA-h8wq-ghfq-5hfx vendor advisory
https://github.com/autolab/Autolab/releases/tag/v2.12.0 release notes
https://www.stackhawk.com/blog/rails-path-traversal-guide-examples-and-prevention/ technical description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-44395?
CVE-2023-44395 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-44395?
To fix CVE-2023-44395, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-44395 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-44395 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-44395?
CVE-2023-44395 affects autolab Autolab.
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