An issue in the /api/audits component of Pwndoc v0.5.3 allows attackers to escalate…
Priority HIGH 73CWE-434Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-434.
Summary
An issue in the /api/audits component of Pwndoc v0.5.3 allows attackers to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted audit file.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01936 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-45771
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7588-p92j-p3hh
References
More Pwndoc vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-16853 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) allows creating admin account with POST request CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
- TI-2024-36911 PenDoc vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read on updating and downloading templates using Path Traversal CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
- TI-2025-20248 PwnDoc Arbitrary File Write to RCE using Path Traversal in template update from backup templates.json CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-20245 PwnDoc Arbitrary File Write to RCE using Path Traversal in backup restore as admin CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-21648 PwnDoc through 0.5.3 might allow remote attackers to identify disabled user account names… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2022-21647 PwnDoc through 0.5.3 might allow remote attackers to identify valid user account names by… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2022-45771 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-45771 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7588-p92j-p3hh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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