Tornado
CVE-2024-42733
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Code injection prevention, sandbox exec
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.88%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject and execute arbitrary code within the application by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026
An issue in Docmosis Tornado v.2.9.7 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the UNC path input. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Never evaluate user-controlled input as code. Use sandboxing, disable dangerous functions, apply strict input validation.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Code Injection (CWE-94), which allows attackers to inject and execute arbitrary code within the application. An issue in Docmosis Tornado v.2.9.7 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the UNC path input Affected products include: Docmosis Tornado.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
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2DescriptionCVE.org
An issue in Docmosis Tornado v.2.9.7 and before allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the UNC path input
Executive ViewAI
Organizations using Docmosis Tornado v.2.9.7 and face critical risk from CVE-2024-42733, a code injection vulnerability rated CVSS 9.8. Successful exploitation could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or commands on affected systems, potentially leading to full system compromise. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available, increasing the risk of exploitation. Organizations should apply vendor updates immediately when available and implement compensating controls in the interim.
Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not feasible: (1) Deploy WAF rules to block injection patterns; (2) Restrict network access to affected components; (3) Enable enhanced logging for suspicious activity.
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Attack Technique
Code injection occurs when an application accepts user input and passes it directly into a language interpreter or evaluator without proper sanitization.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
An issue was discovered in Docmosis Tornado prior to version 2.9.5. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability i
py3-tornado in Alpine Linux received a security fix packaged as version 6.5.4-r0, addressing an unspecified vulnerabilit
Docmosis Tornado <= 2.9.4 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal leading to the disclosure of arbitrary content on the fil
An issue was discovered in Docmosis Tornado prior to version 2.9.5. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability i
Tornado's HTTP/1.x header parser consumes quadratic CPU time when a header value is spread across many obsolete line-fol
Denial of service in the Tornado web framework's CurlAsyncHTTPClient (all releases before 6.5.9) lets an unauthenticated
In versions of Tornado prior to 6.5.5, the only limit on the number of parts in `multipart/form-data` is the `max_body_s
Memory amplification denial of service in the Tornado Python web framework before 6.5.8 lets unauthenticated remote atta
Credential leakage in Tornado's CurlAsyncHTTPClient (all releases through 6.5.6) lets sensitive per-request state — clie
Unauthenticated local file disclosure in Tornado before 6.5.9 lets remote attackers read files outside a configured stat
Denial-of-service in Tornado prior to 6.5.8 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to stall the entire server by sendin
Tornado Python web framework on Alpine Linux received a security fix in package version 6.5.4-r0, addressing an uncharac
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