Missing Authorization Check in ATutor
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
ATutor is vulnerable to Missing Authorization Check on Test and Question Import endpoints. A low-privileged authenticated user (e.g. a student) enrolled in a course can bypass authorization checks by sending requests directly to the backend import endpoints, allowing the unauthorized import of tests and questions within a course. Product is no longer actively supported and the vulnerabilities have not been fixed. Only version 2.2.4 was tested and confirmed as vulnerable, other versions were not tested but might also be vulnerable.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-64965
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g2p5-5gmg-7ghg
References
More ATutor vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-02300 SQL injection vulnerability in include/lib/mysql_connect.inc.php in ATutor 2.2.1 allows… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-09087 ATutor 2.2.4 allows Arbitrary File Upload and Directory Traversal, resulting in remote… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2017-14349 ATutor versions 2.2.1 and earlier are vulnerable to a directory traversal and file… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-19282 ATutor 2.2.4 - 'id' SQL Injection CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.0
- TI-2023-11865 A Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the function encrypt_password() in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2019-12106 In ATutor 2.2.4, an unauthenticated attacker can change the application settings and… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-64965 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-64965 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g2p5-5gmg-7ghg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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