CVE-2024-27612 Other in n/a
Medium 6.2
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-27612 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-27612 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27612 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27612/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27612/index.md)
The Numbas editor mishandles theme and extension editing, potentially allowing unexpected behavior or errors during content creation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-27612?
CVE-2024-27612 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Numbas editor before 7.3 mishandles editing of themes and extensions.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-27612?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Numbas Editor.
How do I fix CVE-2024-27612?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-27612 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-27612 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-27612 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5q6q-6936-g555.