Is CVE-2024-47820 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-47820 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-09-04.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-47820?

CVE-2024-47820 has a CVSS score of 5.7 (MEDIUM severity). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2024-47820?

Patch guidance is available from markusproject security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-47820.

Which products are affected by CVE-2024-47820?

1 product: markusproject markus.

CVE-2024-47820 - remediation guidance & executive summary

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Attack Vector: adjacent network
Complexity: low
Privileges: high
User Action: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: low
Integrity: low
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-22 · Path Traversal

Metadata

Primary Vendor: MARKUSPROJECT
Published: 11/18/2024
Last Modified: 9/4/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

markusproject : markus

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

Cite this page

CVE-2024-47820. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2024-47820

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CVE-2024-47820 vulnerability