pyload-ng: non-admin SETTINGS users can redirect all outbound traffic through an attacker-controlled proxy

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-42313
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-05-11 18:16:34 UTC
Updated2026-05-11 18:16:34 UTC
DescriptionpyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to 0.5.0b3.dev100, the set_config_value() API method (@permission(Perms.SETTINGS)) in src/pyload/core/api/__init__.py gates security-sensitive options behind a hand-maintained allowlist ADMIN_ONLY_CORE_OPTIONS. The allowlist contains ("proxy", "username") and ("proxy", "password") — which protect the proxy credentials — but it does not include ("proxy", "enabled"), ("proxy", "host"), ("proxy", "port"), or ("proxy", "type"). Any authenticated user with the non-admin SETTINGS permission can enable proxying and point pyload at any host they control. From that point, every outbound download, captcha fetch, update check, and plugin HTTP call is transparently routed through the attacker. This is a direct continuation of the fix family CVE-2026-33509 / CVE-2026-35463 / CVE-2026-35464 / CVE-2026-35586, each of which patched a different missed option in the same allowlist. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.5.0b3.dev100.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.3 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Problem Types: CWE-441 | CWE-863 | CWE-918 | CWE-441 CWE-441: Unintended Proxy or Intermediary ('Confused Deputy') | CWE-863 CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization | CWE-918 CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary8.3HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
3.1CNADECLARED8.3HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Pyload Pyload affected < 0.5.0b3.dev100 Not specified

References

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github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-pg67-9wjv-mr85 [email protected] github.com
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