PyLoad vulnerable to unauthenticated traceback disclosure via global exception handler in WebUI
Summary
pyload-ng WebUI returns full Python traceback details to clients on unhandled exceptions.
Because /web/<path:filename> is reachable without authentication and renders attacker-controlled template names, an unauthenticated user can reliably trigger a server exception (for example by requesting a non-existent template) and receive internal stack traces in the HTTP response.
Details
The issue is caused by the combination of:
- Unauthenticated template-render route:
src/pyload/webui/app/blueprints/app_blueprint.py:32-36@bp.route("/web/<path:filename>", endpoint="web")data = render_template(filename)with user-controlledfilename- no
@login_required(...)on this route
- Global exception handler exposes traceback to response:
src/pyload/webui/app/handlers.py:14-27tb = traceback.format_exc()messages.extend(tb.split('\n'))- returned in rendered error page for all exceptions
- Error page renders all
messages:
src/pyload/webui/app/themes/modern/templates/base.html:217-219- loops over
messagesand prints them in response HTML
- loops over
So any unhandled exception can disclose internal implementation details (stack frames, source paths, exception metadata) to remote unauthenticated clients.
This is a core behavior issue in default WebUI error handling
PoC
#!/usr/bin/env python3
from __future__ import annotations
import re
import shutil
import tempfile
import traceback
from pathlib import Path
ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent / "pyload" / "src" / "pyload"
def read_text(rel: str) -> str:
return (ROOT / rel).read_text(encoding="utf-8")
def route_has_no_login_required(app_blueprint: str) -> bool:
m = re.search(
r'@bp\\.route\\("/web/<path:filename>", endpoint="web"\\)\\s*'
r"def render\\(filename\\):(?P<body>.*?)(?:\\n\\n@bp\\.route|\\Z)",
app_blueprint,
re.DOTALL,
)
if not m:
return False
block_start = max(0, m.start() - 200)
block = app_blueprint[block_start:m.end()]
return "@login_required(" not in block
def main() -> None:
workdir = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="pyload-traceback-infoleak-"))
try:
app_blueprint = read_text("webui/app/blueprints/app_blueprint.py")
handlers = read_text("webui/app/handlers.py")
base_template = read_text("webui/app/themes/modern/templates/base.html")
unauth_web_route = '/web/<path:filename>' in app_blueprint and route_has_no_login_required(app_blueprint)
user_controlled_template_name = "render_template(filename)" in app_blueprint
handler_uses_traceback = "traceback.format_exc()" in handlers
handler_appends_trace = "messages.extend(tb.split('\\n'))" in handlers
global_exception_handler = "(Exception, handle_exception_error)" in handlers
template_renders_messages = "{% for message in messages %}" in base_template and "{{message}}" in base_template
leaked_traceback_keyword = False
leaked_exception_type = False
try:
raise RuntimeError("forced-poc-error")
except Exception:
tb = traceback.format_exc()
messages = [f"Error 500: forced-poc-error"]
messages.extend(tb.split("\\n"))
joined = "\\n".join(messages)
leaked_traceback_keyword = "Traceback (most recent call last)" in joined
leaked_exception_type = "RuntimeError: forced-poc-error" in joined
repro_success = all(
[
unauth_web_route,
user_controlled_template_name,
handler_uses_traceback,
handler_appends_trace,
global_exception_handler,
template_renders_messages,
leaked_traceback_keyword,
leaked_exception_type,
]
)
print("unauth_web_route=", unauth_web_route)
print("user_controlled_template_name=", user_controlled_template_name)
print("handler_uses_traceback=", handler_uses_traceback)
print("handler_appends_trace=", handler_appends_trace)
print("global_exception_handler=", global_exception_handler)
print("template_renders_messages=", template_renders_messages)
print("leaked_traceback_keyword=", leaked_traceback_keyword)
print("leaked_exception_type=", leaked_exception_type)
print("traceback_infoleak_repro_success=", repro_success)
finally:
shutil.rmtree(workdir, ignore_errors=True)
print("cleanup_done=True")
if __name__ == "__main__":
main()
Observed result:
unauth_web_route= True
user_controlled_template_name= True
handler_uses_traceback= True
handler_appends_trace= True
global_exception_handler= True
template_renders_messages= True
leaked_traceback_keyword= True
leaked_exception_type= True
traceback_infoleak_repro_success= True
cleanup_done=True
Impact
- Vulnerability type: Information disclosure (stack trace / internal path leakage).
- Attack surface: unauthenticated WebUI request path.
- Exposes internal error details that help attackers map application internals and improve exploit reliability for follow-on attacks.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | pyload-ng | < 0.5.0b3.dev100 | 0.5.0b3.dev100 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-209- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
pyload-ng- Disclosed
- 06.05.2026
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 14:18
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2026-2993 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-c3gc-9pf2-84gg - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: pyload-ng
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 58
- First → latest
- 01.2023 10.2026
- Without a fix
- 24
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 9
- High 23
- Medium 25
- Low 1
Disclosures per year
- 2023: 9
- 2024: 8
- 2025: 8
- 2026: 33
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