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.
Ecosystem | Package | Affected version | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|---|
pypi | 0.5.0b3.dev97 |
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