TI-2024-18129 Aliases CVE-2024-27290 GHSA-pcfx-g2j2-f6f6

Docassemble HTML and javascript injection

LOW 28CWE-79Published 2024-02-29 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Docassemble is an expert system for guided interviews and document assembly. Prior to 1.4.97, a user could type HTML into a field, including the field for the user's name, and then that HTML could be displayed on the screen as HTML. The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.4.97 of the master branch.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00434 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed docassemble (jhpyle): 1.4.97docassemble.webapp (PyPI): 1.4.97

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Partial

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
jhpyle	docassemble	before 1.4.97	1.4.97	Patch available	CNA
—	docassemble.webapp (PyPI)	before 1.4.97	1.4.97	Patch available	GHSA-pcfx-g2j2-f6f6

docassemble Vendorjhpyle Affected before 1.4.97 Fixed in 1.4.97 Patch available CNA
docassemble.webapp (PyPI) Vendor— Affected before 1.4.97 Fixed in 1.4.97 Patch available GHSA-pcfx-g2j2-f6f6

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:jhpyle:docassemble::::::::	before 1.4.97	Vulnerable	jhpyle

cpe:2.3:a:jhpyle:docassemble:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.4.97 Vulnerable ·jhpyle

Remediation

Fix · CNA docassemble (jhpyle) Fixed in 1.4.97
Fix · GHSA-pcfx-g2j2-f6f6 docassemble.webapp (PyPI) Fixed in 1.4.97 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-27290
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pcfx-g2j2-f6f6

References

Patch 1

https://github.com/jhpyle/docassemble/commit/4801ac7ff7c90df00ac09523077930cdb6dea2aa

Advisory 2

Other 1

https://github.com/jhpyle/docassemble

TI-2024-18131 Docassemble unauthorized access through URL manipulation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2024-18130 Docassemble open redirect CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1

Sources

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