How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.
CVSS metrics in full
The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
- Attack complexity: Low — the attack works reliably, with no preparation.
- Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
- User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
- Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
- Integrity impact: None.
- Availability impact: None.
Weakness class
CVE-2024-27292 is classified as CWE-706: Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference. The product uses a name or reference to access a resource, but the name/reference resolves to a resource that is outside of the intended control sphere.
Affected software
CVE-2024-27292 is recorded against 3 packages.
- docassemble (from 1.4.53 up to 1.4.97)
- docassemble-base (from 1.4.53 up to 1.4.97)
- docassemble-webapp (from 1.4.53 up to 1.4.97)
Timeline and source
Published on 21 March 2024 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. A vendor advisory or fix has been published. Record sourced from NVD.
References
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Other advisories for this package
docassemble has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
Same weakness in other software
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-706: Use of Incorrectly-Resolved Name or Reference) in other software:
