CVE-2024-55653 pwndoc's UnhandledPromiseRejection on audits causes Denial of Service (DoS)

Medium 6.5 Published 10 Dec 2024 Updated 11 Dec 2024

An authenticated user can crash the PwnDoc backend by triggering an unhandled promise rejection, causing a denial of service for all users.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-55653?

CVE-2024-55653 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in pwndoc, published on 10 Dec 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-55653?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pwndoc Project Pwndoc.

How do I fix CVE-2024-55653?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-55653 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2024-55653 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-55653 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-ggqg-3f7v-c8rc.