CVE-2025-61773

pyLoad CNL and captcha handlers allow code Injection via unsanitized parameters

State
Published
Severity
8.1 High
Published
Oct 9, 2025
Updated
Oct 10, 2025
Reserved
Sep 30, 2025

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Description

pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. In versions prior to 0.5.0b3.dev91, pyLoad web interface contained insufficient input validation in both the Captcha script endpoint and the Click'N'Load (CNL) Blueprint. This flaw allowed untrusted user input to be processed unsafely, which could be exploited by an attacker to inject arbitrary content into the web UI or manipulate request handling. The vulnerability could lead to client-side code execution (XSS) or other unintended behaviors when a malicious payload is submitted. user-supplied parameters from HTTP requests were not adequately validated or sanitized before being passed into the application logic and response generation. This allowed crafted input to alter the expected execution flow. CNL (Click'N'Load) blueprint exposed unsafe handling of untrusted parameters in HTTP requests. The application did not consistently enforce input validation or encoding, making it possible for an attacker to craft malicious requests. Version 0.5.0b3.dev91 contains a patch for the issue.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:NGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-74 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
  • CWE-116 Improper Encoding or Escaping of Output

Affected Products

ProductVersions
pyloadpyload
  • < 0.5.0b3.dev91Affected

References

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