CVE-2024-53260 Course Roster vulnerable to CSV Injection in Autolab

Medium 6.8 Published 27 Nov 2024 Updated 29 Nov 2024

Attackers can inject spreadsheet formulas into user names, causing data leakage when instructors download and open the course roster.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-53260?

CVE-2024-53260 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Autolab, published on 27 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-1236

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-53260?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Autolabproject Autolab.

How do I fix CVE-2024-53260?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-53260 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-53260 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-53260 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-cqxx-pfmh-h43g.