FKIE_CVE-2024-38519

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-07-02 14:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 07:40
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
`yt-dlp` and `youtube-dl` are command-line audio/video downloaders. Prior to the fixed versions, `yt-dlp` and `youtube-dl` do not limit the extensions of downloaded files, which could lead to arbitrary filenames being created in the download folder (and path traversal on Windows). Since `yt-dlp` and `youtube-dl` also read config from the working directory (and on Windows executables will be executed from the `yt-dlp` or `youtube-dl` directory), this could lead to arbitrary code being executed. `yt-dlp` version 2024.07.01 fixes this issue by whitelisting the allowed extensions. `youtube-dl` fixes this issue in commit `d42a222` on the `master` branch and in nightly builds tagged 2024-07-03 or later. This might mean some very uncommon extensions might not get downloaded, however it will also limit the possible exploitation surface. In addition to upgrading, have `.%(ext)s` at the end of the output template and make sure the user trusts the websites that they are downloading from. Also, make sure to never download to a directory within PATH or other sensitive locations like one's user directory, `system32`, or other binaries locations. For users who are not able to upgrade, keep the default output template (`-o "%(title)s [%(id)s].%(ext)s`); make sure the extension of the media to download is a common video/audio/sub/... one; try to avoid the generic extractor; and/or use `--ignore-config --config-location ...` to not load config from common locations.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/dirkf/youtube-dl/security/advisories/GHSA-22fp-mf44-f2mq
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/5ce582448ececb8d9c30c8c31f58330090ced03a
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2024.07.01
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-79w7-vh3h-8g4j
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/d42a222ed541b96649396ef00e19552aef0f09ec
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/pull/32830
security-advisories@github.comhttps://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2024-089_youtube-dl/
security-advisories@github.comhttps://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2024-090_yt-dlp
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/dirkf/youtube-dl/security/advisories/GHSA-22fp-mf44-f2mq
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/5ce582448ececb8d9c30c8c31f58330090ced03a
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2024.07.01
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-79w7-vh3h-8g4j
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/commit/d42a222ed541b96649396ef00e19552aef0f09ec
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/ytdl-org/youtube-dl/pull/32830
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2024-089_youtube-dl/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2024-090_yt-dlp
Impacted products
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T07:40:27.580",
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