CVE-2024-27290 | Docassemble HTML and javascript injection

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.

Published: 2024-03-21 Last update: 2025-09-02 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-27290 is rated Low Risk (37.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.15%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-27290

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-04-29 0.12% 0.15% +0.03%
2 2025-04-15 0.19% 0.12% -0.07%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.19% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-27290

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.1 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 2.7 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-27290

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2024-27290

GHSA-pcfx-g2j2-f6f6 · Severity: medium · Ecosystem: pip — Docassemble HTML and javascript injection

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-27290

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
jhpyle docassemble < 1.4.97 cpe:2.3:a:jhpyle:docassemble:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-27290

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