CVE-2024-47820 MEDIUM

CVE-2024-47820: MarkUs vulnerable to Path Traversal

Vendor Markusproject
Product Markus
Weakness CWE-22 · Path traversal
Published November 18, 2024
Last update November 18, 2024
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CVSS base score

5.7/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Low

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

MarkUs, a web application for the submission and grading of student assignments, is vulnerable to path traversal in versions prior to 2.4.8. Authenticated instructors may download any file on the web server MarkUs is running on, depending on the file permissions. MarkUs v2.4.8 has addressed this issue. No known workarounds are available at the application level aside from upgrading.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 18, 2024 CVE published
November 18, 2024 Record updated