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TI-2024-36933 Aliases CVE-2024-55653

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

Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00619 49th 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
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
pwndocpwndocup to 0.5.3—No fix listedCNA
  • pwndoc Vendorpwndoc Affected up to 0.5.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:pwndoc_project:pwndoc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.9.0Vulnerablepwndoc
  • cpe:2.3:a:pwndoc_project:pwndoc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.9.0 Vulnerable ·pwndoc

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-55653

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2022-22589 An issue in the /api/audits component of Pwndoc v0.5.3 allows attackers to escalate… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • 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
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Sources

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