Lack of data validation - Path Traversal In pyload-ng

Description

pyLoad has an Arbitrary File Write via Path Traversal in edit_package() The edit_package() function implements insufficient sanitization for the pack_folder parameter. The current protection relies on a single-pass string replacement of "../", which can be bypassed using crafted recursive traversal sequences.

Exploitation

An authenticated user with MODIFY permission can bypass the sanitization by submitting a payload such as: pack_folder=..././..././..././tmp

After the single-pass replacement, this becomes: ../../../tmp

Because the traversal sequences are not properly validated, the resulting normalized path escapes the intended storage directory and writes files to /tmp or other locations.

Mitigation

Update Impact

Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.

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