Critical severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 17, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2025
Cross-Site Request Forgery on any API call in pyLoad may lead to admin privilege escalation
CVE-2024-22416
Description
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.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
pyload-ngPyPI | < 0.5.0b3.dev78 | 0.5.0b3.dev78 |
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References
6- github.com/advisories/GHSA-pgpj-v85q-h5fmghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-22416ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/pyload/pyload/commit/1374c824271cb7e927740664d06d2e577624ca3eghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/pyload/pyload/commit/c7cdc18ad9134a75222974b39e8b427c4af845fcghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-pgpj-v85q-h5fmghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
- github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/pyload-ng/PYSEC-2024-17.yamlghsaWEB
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