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SCA: security update for pyload-ng (GHSA-8w3f-4r8f-pf53)

critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 428403

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2025-53890)

See Also

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

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 428403

Version: Revision 1.8

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 7/15/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.49

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-53890

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/15/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/14/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-53890