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CVE-2024-21645
Vulnerability in pyload-ng (CVE-2024-21645)
Summary
vulnerability in pyload-ng (CVE-2024-21645). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Exploitable via ``pyload``. Mitigation: upgrade to `0.5.0b3.dev77` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2024-21645** has been found in pyload-ng.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like ``pyload`` over the network to misuse the product.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade pyload-ng to **0.5.0b3.dev77** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "pyload-ng CVE-2024-21645" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2024-21645 (pyload-ng) — CWE-74 /
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Attack surface: `pyload`
Patched: `0.5.0b3.dev77` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-74) exists in pyload-ng. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via ``pyload`` without authentication.
📍 Affected scope
pyload-ng — . Attack surface: `pyload`.
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **0.5.0b3.dev77**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'pyload-ng' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'pyload-ng' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `pyload-ng` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade pyload-ng to 0.5.0b3.dev77ステージング環境で 0.5.0b3.dev77 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
pyload-ng
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References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-21645
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-ghmw-rwh8-6qmr
- package https://github.com/pyload/pyload
- package https://pypi.org/project/pyload-ng
- web https://github.com/pyload/pyload/security/advisories/GHSA-ghmw-rwh8-6qmr
- web https://github.com/pyload/pyload/commit/4159a1191ec4fe6d927e57a9c4bb8f54e16c381d