CVE-2024-22416 json
Cross-Site Request Forgery on any API call in pyLoad may lead to admin privilege escalation
published 2024-01-17 2 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also GHSA-pgpj-v85q-h5fm , PYSEC-2024-17 , EUVD-2024-0154
- cvss
- 9.7
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- pypi pyload-ng 0.5.0b3.dev78
- pyload-ng_project pyload-ng 0.5.0b3.dev78
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 2 y ago
Exploit prediction
0.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-pgpj-v85q-h5fm referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 9.6 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| pypi | pyload-ng | <0.5.0b3.dev78 |
0.5.0b3.dev78 |
Affected products
- pyload pyload
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
References
-
github.com
/pyload/pyload/commit/1374c824271cb7e927740664d06d2e577624ca3e
web, patch
-
github.com
/pyload/pyload/commit/c7cdc18ad9134a75222974b39e8b427c4af845fc
web, patch
-
github.com
/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-pgpj-v85q-h5fm
web, exploit, third-party-advisory, advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22416
advisory
-
github.com
/pyload/pyload
package
-
github.com
/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyload-ng/PYSEC-2024-17.yaml
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-22416
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-pgpj-v85q-h5fm
- NVD CVE-2024-22416
- OSV PYSEC-2024-17
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