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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2016-10400

Directory Traversal exists in ATutor before 2.2.2 via the icon parameter to /mods/_core/courses/users/create_course.php. The attacker can read an arbitrary file by visiting get_course_icon.php?id= after the traversal attack.

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31 Oct 2026, 09:38 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2016-10400

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Jul 2017, 17:29 UTC

Directory Traversal exists in ATutor before 2.2.2 via the icon parameter to /mods/_core/courses/users/create_course.php. The attacker can read an arbitrary file by visiting get_course_icon.php?id= after the traversal attack.

osv:CVE-2016-10400
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10400",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "Directory Traversal exists in ATutor before 2.2.2 via the icon parameter to /mods/_core/courses/users/create_course.php. The attacker can read an arbitrary file by visiting get_course_icon.php?id= after the traversal attack.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2016-10400",
    "products": [],
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      ],
      "affected": [
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              ],
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          ],
          "versions": [
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            "atutor_2_1_1",
            "atutor_2_1",
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            "atutor_1_5_3_3",
            "atutor_1_5_3_2",
            "atutor_1_5_3_1",
            "atutor_1_5_3",
            "atutor_1_5_2",
            "atutor_1_5_1",
            "atutor_1_5",
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          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:47:18.776227424Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/atutor/ATutor/releases/tag/atutor_2_2_2",
        "https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23297"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
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      {
        "value": "CVE-2016-10400",
        "evidence": "/id"
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    "security_relevant": true,
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 379360,
  "published_at": "2017-07-22T17:29:00.177+00:00"
}