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CVE-2024-27292NVD status: Analyzed

docassemble: Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference

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CVE-2024-27292 is a high-severity use of incorrectly-resolved name or reference vulnerability in docassemble from Jhpyle, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. The record lists version 1.4.97 as the first without the flaw, so updating docassemble to that release or later removes the exposure. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 69.5% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is in the top 0.63% of all scored CVEs.

Patch now

Exploitation in the next 30 days is more likely than not, according to EPSS.

What to do

  1. Update docassemble to 1.4.97 or a later version.
  2. Read the advisory on github.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
  3. Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.

Affected products and versions

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed in
Jhpyledocassemble>= 1.4.53, < 1.4.97; 1.4.53 up to, but not including, 1.4.971.4.97

Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.

How the severity score breaks down

Attack vector
NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
Attack complexity
LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
Privileges required
NoneNo account or login is needed.
User interaction
NoneNo action by a victim is required.
Scope
UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality
HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
Integrity
NoneNothing can be modified.
Availability
NoneAvailability is not affected.

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. Scored by CNA (github.com).

Official description

Docassemble is an expert system for guided interviews and document assembly. The vulnerability allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to information on the system through URL manipulation. It affects versions 1.4.53 to 1.4.96. The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.4.97 of the master branch.

Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.

The underlying weakness: Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference

The product uses a name or reference to access a resource, but the name/reference resolves to a resource that is outside of the intended control sphere.

More Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference vulnerabilities (CWE-706)

Timeline

  1. CVE record published.
  2. CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: yes, technical impact: partial).
  3. Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).

References

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