MarkUsProject Markus up to 2.4.7 path traversal

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in MarkUsProject Markus up to 2.4.7. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-47820. The attack must originate from the local network. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in MarkUsProject Markus up to 2.4.7. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-47820 since 10/03/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2.4.8 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Type

• Project Management Software

Vendor

• MarkUsProject

Name

• Markus

Version

• 2.4.0
• 2.4.1
• 2.4.2
• 2.4.3
• 2.4.4
• 2.4.5
• 2.4.6
• 2.4.7

Website

• Product: https://github.com/MarkUsProject/Markus/

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