CVE-2023-7058 SourceCodester Simple Student Attendance System path traversal

Medium 6.3 Published 22 Dec 2023 Updated 17 Apr 2025

Remote attackers can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the page argument to read arbitrary files from the server.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-7058?

CVE-2023-7058 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in SourceCodester Simple Student Attendance System, published on 22 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability was found in SourceCodester Simple Student Attendance System 1.0. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation of the argument page leads to path traversal: '../filedir'. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-248749 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-24

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-7058?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Oretnom23 Simple Student Attendance System.

How do I fix CVE-2023-7058?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-7058 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2023-7058 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-7058 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q72c-xcw3-m4xj.