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CVE-2023-46121

5.0 · MEDIUM

yt-dlp is a youtube-dl fork with additional features and fixes.

Published Nov 15, 2023CWE-444EPSS 0.32%

Overview

CVE-2023-46121 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on November 15, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

yt-dlp is a youtube-dl fork with additional features and fixes. The Generic Extractor in yt-dlp is vulnerable to an attacker setting an arbitrary proxy for a request to an arbitrary url, allowing the attacker to MITM the request made from yt-dlp's HTTP session. This could lead to cookie exfiltration in some cases. Version 2023.11.14 removed the ability to smuggle `http_headers` to the Generic extractor, as well as other extractors that use the same pattern. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should disable the Ggneric extractor (or only pass trusted sites with trusted content) and ake caution when using `--no-check-certificate`.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/f04b5bedad7b281bee9814686bba1762bae092ebGitHubgithub.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2023.11.14GitHubgithub.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-3ch3-jhc6-5r8xGitHubgithub.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/f04b5bedad7b281bee9814686bba1762bae092ebGitHubgithub.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/2023.11.14GitHubgithub.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-3ch3-jhc6-5r8x

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-46121?

CVE-2023-46121 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on November 15, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2023-46121?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-46121?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2023-46121?

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