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CVE-2024-55653: pwndoc's UnhandledPromiseRejection on audits causes Denial of Service (DoS)
- Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2024-12-10 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-20
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 products
- pwndoc: before 0.9.0 — fixed in 0.9.0
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: pwndoc 0.9.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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