CVE-2026-45348

pyLoad: Stored XSS in Downloads view via unsanitized link URL in packages.js template literal

HIGH
8.7
CVSS Score
Published: May 28, 2026 at 05:12 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 10:51 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorPyload

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Severity
HIGH8.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

pyLoad is a free and open-source download manager written in Python. Prior to 0.5.0b3.dev100, the packages.js template at src/pyload/webui/app/themes/modern/templates/js/packages.js:172 interpolates a stored link URL into a template literal inside single-quoted HTML and then writes the result to the DOM via $(div).html(html). No escaping runs between the API value and innerHTML. An attacker (Alice) who can submit a package link puts a single quote plus event handler into the URL, breaks out of the attribute, and executes JavaScript in every operator's browser that opens the downloads view. The theme does not set a Content Security Policy that restricts inline script or event handlers. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.5.0b3.dev100.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 0.5.0b3.dev100
Affected range stops below 0.5.0b3.dev100, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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CVSS

8.7HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-79

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