GHSA-fj52-5g4h-gmq8
pyLoad's Session Not Invalidated After Permission Changes
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Description
Summary
The pyload application does not properly invalidate or modify sessions upon changes made to a user's permissions.
Details
Whenever an administrator changes the permissions a specific account has, they do not expect that account still being able to access data that their new permissions do not allow. This is not the case for the pyload application, as a user with a valid session can still perform the actions.
PoC
Take a user with all the permissions, as shown below.
We now log in as this user.
Let us now take away all the permissions.
The logged in session can still be used to access everything in the application.
Impact
Should permissions be taken away, then the user is expected not to be able to execute the actions belonging to those actions anymore.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | pyload-ng | all versions | No fix |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for pyload-ng. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Remediation status
No patched version of pyload-ng has shipped for GHSA-fj52-5g4h-gmq8 yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-fj52-5g4h-gmq8 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-fj52-5g4h-gmq8. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-fj52-5g4h-gmq8 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-fj52-5g4h-gmq8 across PyPI dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.