Is CVE-2024-51499 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-51499 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-09-04.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2024-51499?

CVE-2024-51499 has a CVSS score of 7.1 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X.

How do I patch CVE-2024-51499?

Patch guidance is available from markusproject security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2024-51499.

Which products are affected by CVE-2024-51499?

1 product: markusproject markus.

Fix CVE-2024-51499 - HIGH markusproject markus

Description

MarkUs is a web application for the submission and grading of student assignments. In versions prior to 2.4.8, an arbitrary file write vulnerability accessible via the update_files method of the SubmissionsController allows authenticated users (e.g. students) to write arbitrary files to any location on the web server MarkUs is running on (depending on the permissions of the underlying filesystem). e.g. This can lead to a delayed remote code execution in case an attacker is able to write a Ruby file into the config/initializers/ subfolder of the Ruby on Rails application. MarkUs v2.4.8 has addressed this issue. No known workarounds are available at the application level aside from upgrading.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector: network
Complexity: low
Privileges: low
User Action: none
Confidentiality: undefined
Integrity: undefined
Availability: undefined
Weaknesses: CWE-434 · Unrestricted File Upload

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-2024-51499. CVEDatabase.com. Retrieved 1 May 2026. https://cvedatabase.com/cve/CVE-2024-51499

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CVE-2024-51499 vulnerability