Vulnerability · Published Feb 6, 2024 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2024-24808pyLoad open redirect vulnerability due to improper validation of the is_safe_url function

Medium 4.7

In plain English

A medium-severity open redirect in pyload from pyload. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 46% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.7Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 54.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

pyLoad is an open-source Download Manager written in pure Python. There is an open redirect vulnerability due to incorrect validation of input values when redirecting users after login. pyLoad is validating URLs via the `get_redirect_url` function when redirecting users at login. This vulnerability has been patched with commit fe94451.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
PyPI	pyload-ng	0.5.0b3.dev79	GHSA-g3cm-qg2v-2hj5
PyPI	pyload-ng	0.5.0b3.dev79	PYSEC-2026-1817

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
pyload	pyload	<= 0.4.20

Weakness: CWE-601 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

References

https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-g3cm-qg2v-2hj5 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/pyload/pyload/commit/fe94451dcc2be90b3889e2fd9d07b483c8a6dccd x_refsource_MISC