8.8
HIGH
CVE-2024-49376
Autolab Reset Password Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

Autolab, a course management service that enables auto-graded programming assignments, has misconfigured reset password permissions in version 3.0.0. For email-based accounts, users with insufficient privileges could reset and theoretically access privileged users' accounts by resetting their passwords. This issue is fixed in version 3.0.1. No known workarounds exist.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 25, 2024, 1:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 14, 2024, 10:49 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-49376 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.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Autolabproject autolab
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/autolab/Autolab/commit/301689ab5c5e39d13bab47b71eaf8998d04bcc9b Patch
https://github.com/autolab/Autolab/security/advisories/GHSA-v46j-h43h-rwrm Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-49376 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.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/autolab/Autolab/commit/301689ab5c5e39d13bab47b71eaf8998d04bcc9b No Types Assigned https://github.com/autolab/Autolab/commit/301689ab5c5e39d13bab47b71eaf8998d04bcc9b Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/autolab/Autolab/security/advisories/GHSA-v46j-h43h-rwrm No Types Assigned https://github.com/autolab/Autolab/security/advisories/GHSA-v46j-h43h-rwrm Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-863
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:autolabproject:autolab:3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Autolab, a course management service that enables auto-graded programming assignments, has misconfigured reset password permissions in version 3.0.0. For email-based accounts, users with insufficient privileges could reset and theoretically access privileged users' accounts by resetting their passwords. This issue is fixed in version 3.0.1. No known workarounds exist.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/autolab/Autolab/security/advisories/GHSA-v46j-h43h-rwrm [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/autolab/Autolab/commit/301689ab5c5e39d13bab47b71eaf8998d04bcc9b [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-287
    Added CVSS V4.0 GitHub, Inc. CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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