CVE-2024-21644 HIGH

CVE-2024-21644: pyLoad unauthenticated flask configuration leakage

Vendor Pyload
Product pyload
Weakness CWE-284
Published January 8, 2024
Last update June 17, 2025
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CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

pyLoad is the free and open-source Download Manager written in pure Python. Any unauthenticated user can browse to a specific URL to expose the Flask config, including the `SECRET_KEY` variable. This issue has been patched in version 0.5.0b3.dev77.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 8, 2024 CVE published
June 17, 2025 Record updated