CVE-2024-53260: Detailed Vulnerability Analysis and Overview

Status: Received - Published on 27-11-2024

CVE-2024-53260
Vulnerability Scoring

6.8
/10

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low Impact
  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Privileges Required: Low Impact
  • Scope: CHANGED
  • User Interaction: REQUIRED

CIA Impact Definition

  • Confidentiality: HIGH IMPACT
  • Integrity:
  • Availability:

CVE-2024-53260 Vulnerability Summary

Autolab is a course management service that enables auto-graded programming assignments. A user can modify their first and or last name to include a valid excel / spreadsheet formula. When an instructor downloads their course's roster and opens, this name will then be evaluated as a formula. This could lead to leakage of information of students in the course roster by sending the data to a remote endpoint. This issue has been patched in the source code repository and the fix is expected to be released in the next version. Users are advised to manually patch their systems or to wait for the next release. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

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Impact Analysis for CVE-2024-53260

CVE-2024-53260: Detailed Information and External References

EPSS

0.00043

EPSS %

0.10929

References

0.00043

CWE

CWE-1236

CVSS3 Source

security-advisories@github.com

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

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