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.
CVE-2023-44395
MEDIUMNVD 4.94.9—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
This medium-severity CVE scores 4.9 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.6%, top 55% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
4.9EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 4.9Exploit: None knownExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 4.9
- EG Score
- 4.9(medium)
- EG Risk
- 22(Track)EG Risk 22/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity49% × 45%Exploitation1% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 47%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 22, 2024
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (6)
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/autolab/Autolab/releases/tag/v2.12.0
- security-advisories@githubhttps://github.com/autolab/Autolab/security/advisories/GHSA-h8wq-ghfq-5hfx
- security-advisories@githubhttps://www.stackhawk.com/blog/rails-path-traversal-guide-examples-and-prevention/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/autolab/Autolab/releases/tag/v2.12.0
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/autolab/Autolab/security/advisories/GHSA-h8wq-ghfq-5hfx
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.stackhawk.com/blog/rails-path-traversal-guide-examples-and-prevention/
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2023-44395?
CVE-2023-44395 is a medium vulnerability published on January 22, 2024. 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…
When was CVE-2023-44395 disclosed?
CVE-2023-44395 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on January 22, 2024, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2023-44395 actively exploited?
CVE-2023-44395 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 53.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-44395?
CVE-2023-44395 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2023-44395?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-44395, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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