Advisory details:
pypa / pyload-ng/PYSEC-2026-498
| Advisory ID | pypa/pyload-ng/PYSEC-2026-498 |
| Aliases |
CVE-2023-0297
GHSA-pf38-5p22-x6h6 PYSEC-2026-498 |
| Summary | Code Injection in pyload-ng Code Injection in GitHub repository pyload/pyload prior to 0.5.0b3.dev31. |
| Status | Published |
| Exploitability | 2.0 |
| Weighted Severity | 8.8 |
| Risk | 10.0 |
| Affected and Fixed Packages | Package Details |
| Introduced and Fixed Package Commit Patches | Package Commit Patches Details |
| There are no known CWE. |
| System | Score | Found at |
|---|---|---|
| cvssv3.1 | 9.8 | https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/pyload-ng/PYSEC-2026-498.yaml |
| Reference id | Reference type | URL |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pf38-5p22-x6h6 | ||
| https://github.com/pyload/pyload/commit/7d73ba7919e594d783b3411d7ddb87885aea782d | ||
| https://huntr.dev/bounties/3fd606f7-83e1-4265-b083-2e1889a05e65 | ||
| https://pypi.org/project/pyload-ng | ||
| CVE-2023-0297 | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0297 | |
| PyLoad-0.5.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html | Other | http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172914/PyLoad-0.5.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html |
| pyLoad-js2py-Python-Execution.html | Other | http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171096/pyLoad-js2py-Python-Execution.html |
| Data source | Exploit-DB |
|---|---|
| Date added | June 20, 2023 |
| Description | PyLoad 0.5.0 - Pre-auth Remote Code Execution (RCE) |
| Ransomware campaign use | Known |
| Source publication date | June 14, 2023 |
| Exploit type | webapps |
| Platform | python |
| Source update date | June 20, 2023 |
| Data source | Metasploit |
|---|---|
| Description | pyLoad versions prior to 0.5.0b3.dev31 are vulnerable to Python code injection due to the pyimport functionality exposed through the js2py library. An unauthenticated attacker can issue a crafted POST request to the flash/addcrypted2 endpoint to leverage this for code execution. pyLoad by default runs two services, the primary of which is on port 8000 and can not be used by external hosts. A secondary "Click 'N' Load" service runs on port 9666 and can be used remotely without authentication. |
| Note | Stability: - crash-safe Reliability: - repeatable-session SideEffects: - ioc-in-logs - artifacts-on-disk |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
| Source publication date | Jan. 13, 2023 |
| Platform | Linux,Python,Unix |
| Source URL | https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/tree/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/pyload_js2py_exec.rb |
No EPSS data available for this advisory.
| Patch URL | |
|---|---|
| There are no known patches. | |
| Attack Vector (AV) | Attack Complexity (AC) | Privileges Required (PR) | User Interaction (UI) | Scope (S) | Confidentiality Impact (C) | Integrity Impact (I) | Availability Impact (A) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
network adjacent_network local physical |
low high |
none low high |
none required |
unchanged changed |
high low none |
high low none |
high low none |
Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2025-04-07T18:41:46Z/
Decision: Track*
Source URL: https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2023/0xxx/CVE-2023-0297.json
Source Advisory: vulnrichment/CVE-2023-0297
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{'Automatable': 'yes'},
{'Technical Impact': 'total'},
{'Mission Prevalence': 'minimal'},
{'Public Well-being Impact': 'material'},
{'Mission & Well-being': 'medium'}]