What is CVE-2024-27613?

CVE-2024-27613 is a high-severity vulnerability in Numbas Editor, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2024-03-08.

How severe is CVE-2024-27613?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-27613 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Improper input validation in Numbas Editor

CVE-2024-27613

Numbas editor before 7.3 mishandles reading of themes and extensions.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2024-03-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Numbas Editor

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

github.com/numbas/Numbas (Product)
www.numbas.org.uk/blog/2024/03/development-update-march-2024/ (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-27613?: CVE-2024-27613 is a high-severity vulnerability in Numbas Editor, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2024-03-08.
How severe is CVE-2024-27613?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-27613 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.