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GHSA-xqpg-92fq-grfg: `pyLoad` has Path Traversal Vulnerability in `json/upload` Endpoint that allows Arbitrary File Write

July 21, 2025

An authenticated path traversal vulnerability exists in the /json/upload endpoint of the pyLoad By manipulating the filename of an uploaded file, an attacker can traverse out of the intended upload directory, allowing them to write arbitrary files to any location on the system accessible to the pyLoad process. This may lead to:

  • Remote Code Execution (RCE)
  • Local Privilege Escalation
  • System-wide compromise
  • Persistence and backdoors

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-xqpg-92fq-grfg
  • github.com/pyload/pyload
  • github.com/pyload/pyload/blob/df094db67ec6e25294a9ac0ddb4375fd7fb9ba00/src/pyload/webui/app/blueprints/json_blueprint.py
  • github.com/pyload/pyload/commit/fc4b136e9c4e7dcbb8e467ae802cb2c3f70a71b0
  • github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-xqpg-92fq-grfg

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 0.5.0b3.dev89 before 0.5.0b3.dev90, version 0.5.0b3.dev89

Fixed versions

  • 0.5.0b3.dev90

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.5.0b3.dev90 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Source file

pypi/pyload-ng/GHSA-xqpg-92fq-grfg.yml

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