CVE-2025-53890

critical

Description

pyload is an open-source Download Manager written in pure Python. An unsafe JavaScript evaluation vulnerability in pyLoad’s CAPTCHA processing code allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary code in the client browser and potentially the backend server. Exploitation requires no user interaction or authentication and can result in session hijacking, credential theft, and full system remote code execution. Commit 909e5c97885237530d1264cfceb5555870eb9546, the patch for the issue, is included in version 0.5.0b3.dev89.

References

https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-8w3f-4r8f-pf53

https://github.com/pyload/pyload/pull/4586

https://github.com/pyload/pyload/commit/909e5c97885237530d1264cfceb5555870eb9546

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-07-15

Updated: 2025-07-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

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

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00256