What is CVE-2024-21644?

CVE-2024-21644 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pyload, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-01-08.

How severe is CVE-2024-21644?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-21644 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Pyload

CVE-2024-21644

pyLoad is the free and open-source Download Manager written in pure Python. Any unauthenticated user can browse to a specific URL to expose the Flask config, including the `SECRET_KEY` variable. This issue has been patched in version 0.5.0…

EPSS: 0.865 (99.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Pyload — versions < 0.5.0b3.dev77

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-mqpq-2p68-46fv (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
https://github.com/pyload/pyload/commit/bb22063a875ffeca357aaf6e2edcd09705688c40 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-21644?: CVE-2024-21644 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pyload, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-01-08.
How severe is CVE-2024-21644?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-21644 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.