Description
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/MarkUsProject/Markus/security/advisories/GHSA-wq6v-vx8c-8fj8
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/MarkUsProject/Markus/pull/7026
Scores
CVSS v3
5.7
EPSS
0.0073
EPSS Percentile
49.3%
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-22
Status
published
Products (1)
markusproject/markus
< 2.4.8
Published
Nov 18, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026