9.1
CRITICAL
CVE-2024-48920
PutongOJ Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

PutongOJ is online judging software. Prior to version 2.1.0-beta.1, unprivileged users can escalate privileges by constructing requests. This can lead to unauthorized access, enabling users to perform admin-level operations, potentially compromising sensitive data and system integrity. This problem has been fixed in v2.1.0.beta.1. As a workaround, one may apply the patch from commit `211dfe9` manually.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 17, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 18, 2024, 12:52 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-48920 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-48920 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 17, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description PutongOJ is online judging software. Prior to version 2.1.0-beta.1, unprivileged users can escalate privileges by constructing requests. This can lead to unauthorized access, enabling users to perform admin-level operations, potentially compromising sensitive data and system integrity. This problem has been fixed in v2.1.0.beta.1. As a workaround, one may apply the patch from commit `211dfe9` manually.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/acm309/PutongOJ/security/advisories/GHSA-gj6h-73c5-xw6f [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/acm309/PutongOJ/commit/211dfe9ebf1c6618ce5396b0338de4f9b580715e#diff-782628b47d666d5d551e040815ca3f80c0704397258718f0e0f31164608ea7beL118-R120 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/acm309/PutongOJ/releases/tag/v2.1.0-beta.1 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-306
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
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