High

Unauthorized access through URL manipulation

  • Disclosed: 06.05.2021
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 15:17

Impact

The vulnerability allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to information on the system through URL manipulation.

Patches

The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.2.65 of the master branch, version 1.1.113 of the 1.1.x series, and version 1.0.12 of the stable branch. The Docker image on docker.io has been patched.

Workarounds

If upgrading is not possible, manually apply the changes of https://github.com/jhpyle/docassemble/commit/e3dbf6ce054b3c0310996f0657289f5eed0a73fe and restart the server (e.g., by pressing Save on the Configuration screen).

Credit

The vulnerability was discovered by Jim Platania of Seiso LLC (@jimmio).

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Python (PyPI) docassemble < 1.2.65 1.2.65

References

CVSS score -
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-552
Platform
Python (PyPI)
Package
docassemble
Disclosed
06.05.2021
Updated
11.10.2026 15:17

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-qrmm-w4v4-q7f8 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: docassemble

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