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TI-2023-23901 Aliases CVE-2023-44395

Autolab has Path Traversal vulnerability in Assessment functionality

Priority LOW 30CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00605 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Autolab (autolab): 2.12.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
autolabAutolabbefore 2.12.02.12.0Patch availableCNA
  • Autolab Vendorautolab Affected before 2.12.0 Fixed in 2.12.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:autolabproject:autolab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.12.0Vulnerableautolab
  • cpe:2.3:a:autolabproject:autolab:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.12.0 Vulnerable ·autolab

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Autolab (autolab) Fixed in 2.12.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-44395

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2023-15952 Autolab tar slip in Install Assessment functionality (`GHSL-2023-081`) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2022-20296 Autolab is vulnerable to remote code execution (RCE) via MOSS functionality CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-15611 Autolab tar slip in cheat checker functionality (`GHSL-2023-082`) CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2022-20297 Autolab is vulnerable to file disclosure via remote handin feature CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2024-35721 download_all_submissions allows student to download another student's submissions in Autolab CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2024-32961 Autolab Has Misconfigured Reset Password Permissions CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
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Sources

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