GMS-2021-9: Unauthorized access through URL manipulation

Impact

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

Patches

The vulnerability has been patched of the master branch of the series, 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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Code Behaviors & Features

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