CVE-2023-46121
Description
yt-dlp is a youtube-dl fork with additional features and fixes. The Generic Extractor in yt-dlp is vulnerable to an attacker setting an arbitrary proxy for a request to an arbitrary url, allowing the attacker to MITM the request made from yt-dlp's HTTP session. This could lead to cookie exfiltration in some cases. Version 2023.11.14 removed the ability to smuggle http_headers to the Generic extractor, as well as other extractors that use the same pattern. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should disable the Ggneric extractor (or only pass trusted sites with trusted content) and ake caution when using --no-check-certificate.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
yt-dlpPyPI | >= 2022.10.04, < 2023.11.14 | 2023.11.14 |
Affected products
5- ghsa-coords4 versionspkg:pypi/yt-dlppkg:rpm/opensuse/yt-dlp&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/yt-dlp&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/yt-dlp&distro=SUSE%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP5
>= 2022.10.04, < 2023.11.14+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 2022.10.04, < 2023.11.14
- (no CPE)range: < 2023.11.14-bp155.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2023.11.16-1.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2023.11.14-bp155.3.3.1
- yt-dlp/yt-dlpv5Range: >= 2022.10.04, < 2023.11.14
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/f04b5bedad7b281bee9814686bba1762bae092ebnvdPatchWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-3ch3-jhc6-5r8xghsaADVISORY
- github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-3ch3-jhc6-5r8xnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46121ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2023.11.14nvdRelease NotesWEB
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