CVE-2022-41956
6.5 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2022-41956 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting autolabproject autolab. It was published on January 14, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
Technical Description
Autolab is a course management service, initially developed by a team of students at Carnegie Mellon University, that enables instructors to offer autograded programming assignments to their students over the Web. A file disclosure vulnerability was discovered in Autolab's remote handin feature, whereby users are able to hand-in assignments using paths outside their submission directory. Users can then view the submission to view the file's contents. The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.10.0. As a workaround, ensure that the field for the remote handin feature is empty (Edit Assessment > Advanced > Remote handin path), and that you are not running Autolab as `root` (or any user that has write access to `/`). Alternatively, disable the remote handin feature if it is unneeded by replacing the body of `local_submit` in `app/controllers/assessment/handin.rb` with `render(plain: "Feature disabled", status: :bad_request) && return`.
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from autolabproject. Update autolab to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| autolabproject | autolab | >= 0, < 2.10.0 | Affected |
References
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-41956?
CVE-2022-41956 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting autolabproject autolab. It was published on January 14, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2022-41956?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-41956?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from autolabproject. Update autolab to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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