Pixeldrain API key shared with unverified thirdparty sitesGHSA-f5pf-q7c7-m3vv
Fix: Cyberdrop-DL/cyberdrop-dl@4479555GHSA-f5pf-q7c7-m3vv is a Improper Input Validation vulnerability in cyberdrop-dl-patched. A fix is available for cyberdrop-dl-patched — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-f5pf-q7c7-m3vv.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
Real-World Exposure
cyberdrop-dl-patchedReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects PyPI packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Summary
When processing Pixeldrain URLs, cyberdrop-dl-patched could send an Authorization header that includes the user's API key to unverified hosts.
Details
Pixeldrain offers several alternative domains in case the user's ISP blocks the primary domain. To support this, requests made by cyberdrop-dl-patched are not hardcoded and will use the same host as the input URL for API requests.
cyberdrop-dl-patched matches URLs to a crawler based on their host. If the host contains a crawler's supported host as a sub-string, it will match to that crawler.
An URL from a malicious domain (ex: https://evil-pixeldrain.com) would successfully match to the Pixeldrain crawler and cyberdrop-dl-patched will blindly use that host for any API request (https://evil-pixeldrain.com/api), leaking the user's API key to the malicious actor via the Authorization header.
Impact
Anyone who has setup a Pixeldrain API key with cyberdrop-dl-patched and uses cyberdrop-dl-patched on sites that could spawn downloads for other sites (ex: forums, Wordpress, Pixeldrain itself, etc...)
Patches
cyberdrop-dl-patched v9.14.0 fixes this issue by rejecting any Pixedrain URL if the host does not match an official domain exactly.
Workarounds
It's recommended to upgrade cyberdrop-dl-patched to version v9.14.0
Anyone who has used a Pixeldrain API key with cyberdrop-dl-patched should consider them compromised and delete them from their Pixeldrain account.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | cyberdrop-dl-patched | ≥ 8.5.0&&< 9.14.0 | 9.14.0pip install --upgrade 'cyberdrop-dl-patched==9.14.0' |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for cyberdrop-dl-patched, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update cyberdrop-dl-patched to 9.14.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-f5pf-q7c7-m3vv is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Assume what was exposed is already known: rotate any credential, token or key that the affected component could return, restrict the endpoint to callers that genuinely need it, and strip sensitive fields from responses and error output at the boundary rather than relying on the client not to read them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-f5pf-q7c7-m3vv in your dependencies?
Find it across PyPI, including transitive dependencies.