CVE-2024-55653

pwndoc's UnhandledPromiseRejection on audits causes Denial of Service (DoS)

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 10, 2024 at 10:56 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:11 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPwndoc

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
PoC

Description

PwnDoc is a penetration test report generator. In versions up to and including 0.5.3, an authenticated user is able to crash the backend by raising a `UnhandledPromiseRejection` on audits which exits the backend. The user doesn't need to know the audit id, since a bad audit id will also raise the rejection. With the backend being unresponsive, the whole application becomes unusable for all users of the application. As of time of publication, no known patches are available.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.9.0<= 0.5.3
Affected range stops below 0.9.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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References (1)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

6.5MEDIUMGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-20NVD-CWE-noinfo

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