Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-27291

Medium

Published: 21 March 2024

Published
21 March 2024
Modified
02 September 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0016 36.3th percentile
Risk Priority 12 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-27291 is a medium-severity Open Redirect (CWE-601) vulnerability in Jhpyle Docassemble. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Spearphishing Link (T1566.002); ranked at the 36.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Docassemble is an expert system for guided interviews and document assembly. Prior to 1.4.97, it is possible to create a URL that acts as an open redirect. The vulnerability has been patched in version 1.4.97 of the master branch.

CWE(s)
CWE-601

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1566.002 Spearphishing Link Initial Access
Adversaries may send spearphishing emails with a malicious link in an attempt to gain access to victim systems.
attack.mitre.org →
Why these techniques?

Open redirect vulnerability enables crafting malicious URLs on a trusted Docassemble domain that redirect users to arbitrary attacker-controlled sites, facilitating spearphishing link attacks (T1566.002).

Affected Assets

jhpyle
docassemble
≤ 1.4.97

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

AT-2 Literacy Training and Awareness
addresses: CWE-601

Security awareness includes verifying URLs and avoiding untrusted redirects that lead to malicious sites.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-601

Validates redirect targets and URLs to ensure they conform to allowed destinations.

References