CVE-2023-7058: oretnom23 simple_student_attendance_system Path Traversal: '../filedir'

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-7058 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Path Traversal: '../filedir' vulnerability in oretnom23 simple_student_attendance_system. EPSS estimates a 0.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 22-12-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-04-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-24Path Traversal: '../filedir'The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize "../" sequences that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.