CVE-2026-25962
MarkUs: Zip bomb in config upload enables DoS
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Mar 6, 2026
- Updated
- Mar 6, 2026
- Reserved
- Feb 9, 2026
Description
MarkUs is a web application for the submission and grading of student assignments. Prior to version 2.9.4, MarkUs currently extracts zip files without any size or entry-count limits. For example, instructors can upload a zip file to provide an assignment configuration; students can upload a zip file for an assignment submission and indicate its contents should be extracted. This issue has been patched in version 2.9.4.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-409 Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
MarkusMarkUsProject |
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References
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