Description
pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to 0.5.0b3.dev101, Api.check_apikey caches successful validation in self._apikey_cache using only the attacker-controlled key_id. After a legitimate key populates the cache, a forged API key with the same key_id reaches the cache-hit path without comparing apikey[-43:] to the stored hash through hmac.compare_digest. Key identifiers are small sequential integers, so an unauthenticated remote attacker can enumerate an active identifier and inherit the cached key owner's permissions during the 300-second cache lifetime. This issue is fixed in version 0.5.0b3.dev101.
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Advisories
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-r44w-v6gf-x3p6 | pyLoad has an authentication bypass in API key validation (check_apikey cache) |
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History
Mon, 09 Nov 2026 22:45:00 +0000
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Pyload
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Mon, 09 Nov 2026 21:30:00 +0000
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| Description | pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to 0.5.0b3.dev101, Api.check_apikey caches successful validation in self._apikey_cache using only the attacker-controlled key_id. After a legitimate key populates the cache, a forged API key with the same key_id reaches the cache-hit path without comparing apikey[-43:] to the stored hash through hmac.compare_digest. Key identifiers are small sequential integers, so an unauthenticated remote attacker can enumerate an active identifier and inherit the cached key owner's permissions during the 300-second cache lifetime. This issue is fixed in version 0.5.0b3.dev101. | |
| Title | pyLoad: Authentication bypass in API key validation (check_apikey cache) | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-287 | |
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cvssV3_1
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-09T21:15:48.314Z
Reserved: 2026-11-06T15:27:56.227Z
Link: CVE-2026-123816
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-11-09T22:30:17Z
Weaknesses
Github GHSA