Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
CVE-2024-47821
Summary
The pyLoad is a free and open-source Download Manager. The folder "/.pyload/script" has scripts which are run when certain actions are completed, for e.g. a download is finished. By downloading an executable file to a folder in "/scripts" and performing the respective action, Remote Code Execution can be achieved. A file can be downloaded to such a folder by changing the download folder to a folder in "/scripts" path and using the "/flashgot" API to download the file. This vulnerability allows an attacker with access to change the settings on a pyload server to execute arbitrary code and completely compromise the system. This vulnerability affects pyload-ng package versions prior to 0.5.0b3.dev87.
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- LOCAL
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- UNCHANGED
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- HIGH
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- NONE
CWE-78 - OS Command Injection
The OS command injection weakness (also known as shell injection) is a vulnerability which enables an attacker to run arbitrary OS commands on a server. This is done by modifying the intended downstream OS command and injecting arbitrary commands, enabling the execution of unauthorized OS commands. This has the potential to fully compromise the application along with all of its data, and, if the compromised process does not follow the principle of least privileges, it may compromise other parts of the hosting infrastructure as well. This weakness is listed as number ten in the 'CWE Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Weaknesses'.
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Advisory Timeline
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