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CVE-2024-22416: pyload-ng permits admin takeover through forged web request
CVE-2024-22416 · published 2 years ago
Summary
The pyload-ng download manager accepts any command through its web API without protecting the session cookie, so a malicious website could trick a logged‑in user into sending a request that grants the attacker full control. This could let an unauthenticated person become an administrator of the download manager. Update to the version that includes the fix as soon as possible.
What to do
- Update pyload team pyload-ng to version 0.5.0b3.dev78.
- Update pyload-ng_project pyload-ng to version 0.5.0b3.dev78 or later.
Affected software
| Ecosystem | Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| pip | pyload team | pyload-ng |
< 0.5.0b3.dev78 Fix: upgrade to 0.5.0b3.dev78
|
| – | pyload-ng_project | pyload-ng |
< 0.5.0b3.dev78 cpe:2.3:a:pyload-ng_project:pyload-ng:*:*:*:*:*:python:*:* |
Original advisory text
Cross-Site Request Forgery on any API call in pyLoad may lead to admin privilege escalation
pyLoad is a free and open-source Download Manager written in pure Python. The `pyload` API allows any API call to be made using GET requests. Since the session cookie is not set to `SameSite: strict`, this opens the library up to severe attack possibilities via a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack. As a result any API call can be made via a CSRF attack by an unauthenticated user. This issue has been addressed in release `0.5.0b3.dev78`. All users are advised to upgrade.
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22416 Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyload-ng/PYSEC-2024-1...
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pgpj-v85q-h5fm
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/22xxx/CVE-2024-22416... Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-pgpj-v85q-h5fm Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/pyload/pyload/commit/1374c824271cb7e927740664d06d2e577624ca3e Patch
- https://github.com/pyload/pyload/commit/c7cdc18ad9134a75222974b39e8b427c4af845fc Patch
Internet-facing
14 days
Internal
60 days
- Not known to be exploited
- Can be exploited automatically
- Gives an attacker partial control
Type
CWE-352Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Timeline
Published17 Jan 2024
Updated3 Nov 2026
First seen6 Mar 2026
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