SecuriTricks - CVE-2024-47820

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Product	Versions
MarkUs	['before 2.4.8']

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References

https://github.com/MarkUsProject/Markus/pull/7026

https://github.com/MarkUsProject/Markus/security/advisories/GHSA-wq6v-vx8c-8fj8

CVSS Score

5.7 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

Attack Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity: LOW
Privileges Required: HIGH
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact: LOW
Integrity Impact: LOW
Availability Impact: HIGH

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

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Timeline

Published: Nov. 18, 2024, 5:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Nov. 19, 2024, 9:57 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

security-advisories@github.com

CVE-2024-47820