CVE-2024-55653Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Backend crash via uncaught audit-route promise rejection

Published Dec 10, 2024 · Updated Dec 11, 2024

Improper input validation in PwnDoc 0.5.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to crash the backend through audit API requests. Several asynchronous handlers in backend/src/routes/audit.js allow rejected promises from malformed or nonexistent audit and finding identifiers to escape without catch handlers. Any authenticated account can repeatedly invoke the affected routes without knowing a valid audit ID, terminating the backend and making the application unavailable to all users.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.62%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in PwnDoc 0.5.3 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to crash the backend through audit API requests. Several asynchronous handlers in backend/src/routes/audit.js allow rejected promises from malformed or nonexistent audit and finding identifiers to escape without catch handlers. Any authenticated account can repeatedly invoke the affected routes without knowing a valid audit ID, terminating the backend and making the application unavailable to all users.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-55653
Published
Dec 10, 2024
Updated
Dec 11, 2024
Vendor
PwnDoc
Product
PwnDoc
Classifications
CWE-20, T1499.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 10, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 11, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=<= 0.5.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

PwnDoc · PwnDocversion=<= 0.5.3

Published CVSS scores

6.5GitHub CNACVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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