CVE-2024-22416 Cross-Site Request Forgery on any API call in pyLoad may lead to admin privilege escalation

What is CVE-2024-22416?

CVE-2024-22416 is a critical vulnerability in pyload, published on 17 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

pyLoad is a free and open-source Download Manager written in pure Python. The `pyload` API allows any API call to be made using GET requests. Since the session cookie is not set to `SameSite: strict`, this opens the library up to severe attack possibilities via a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack. As a result any API call can be made via a CSRF attack by an unauthenticated user. This issue has been addressed in release `0.5.0b3.dev78`. All users are advised to upgrade.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22416?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including pyload-ng. It affects 1 product.

Products include Pyload-Ng Project Pyload-Ng.

How do I fix CVE-2024-22416?

Upgrade pyload-ng to 0.5.0b3.dev78 or later.

Is CVE-2024-22416 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22416 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Other vulnerabilities in pyload

• CVE-2025-54802 pyLoad CNL Blueprint is vulnerable to Path Traversal through `dlc_path` leading to Remote Code Execution (RCE) Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-0488 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in pyload/pyload Critical 9.6
• CVE-2026-35459 pyLoad has SSRF fix bypass via HTTP redirect Critical 9.3
• CVE-2026-35463 pyLoad has Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command High 8.8
• CVE-2026-33511 pyload-ng: Authentication Bypass via Host Header Injection in ClickNLoad High 8.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-pgpj-v85q-h5fm, PYSEC-2024-17.