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BDU:2023-06330 (CVE-2023-40581)

Vulnerability from fstec – Published: 2023-10-05 – Updated: 2025-03-05 – View on bdu.fstec.ru Exploit publicly available Fixed

Title

Уязвимость утилиты загрузки аудио и видео yt-dlp, существующая из-за непринятия мер по нейтрализации специальных элементов, используемых в команде операционной системы, позволяющая нарушителю оказать воздействие на конфиденциальность, целостность и доступность защищаемой информации

Summary

Уязвимость утилиты загрузки аудио и видео yt-dlp существует из-за непринятия мер по нейтрализации специальных элементов. Эксплуатация уязвимости может позволить нарушителю, действующему удалённо, оказать воздействие на конфиденциальность, целостность и доступность защищаемой информации

Severity

7.6 (High) CVSS 2.0


                      
                        AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

8.3 (High) CVSS 3.0


                      
                        CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Class

Code vulnerability

Status

Confirmed by the vendor

Exploitation

Injection

Incidents

Being clarified

Remediation

Software update

CWE

CWE-78 - Непринятие мер по нейтрализации специальных элементов, используемых в команде операционной системы (Внедрение в команду операционной системы)

Aliases

CVE-2023-40581

References

3 references

URL
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-42h4-v29r-42qg
https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.241204
https://abf.rosa.ru/advisories/ROSA-SA-2025-2632

Impacted products

2 products from 2 vendors

Vendors

АО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА», Сообщество свободного программного обеспечения

Products

РОСА ХРОМ (запись в едином реестре российских программ №1607), yt-dlp

Versions

12.4 (РОСА ХРОМ), от 2021.04.11 до 24.09.2023 (yt-dlp)

Product types

Operating system, Application software

Platforms

Microsoft Corp Windows -, АО «НТЦ ИТ РОСА» РОСА ХРОМ 12.4 (запись в едином реестре российских программ №1607)

Mitigations

Обновление программного обеспечения до версии 24.09.2023 или выше Для операционной системы РОСА ХРОМ: https://abf.rosa.ru/advisories/ROSA-SA-2025-2632

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{
  "CVSS 2.0": "AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C",
  "CVSS 3.0": "AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "CVSS 4.0": null,
  "remediation_\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440": null,
  "remediation_\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435": null,
  "\u0412\u0435\u043d\u0434\u043e\u0440 \u041f\u041e": "\u0410\u041e \u00ab\u041d\u0422\u0426 \u0418\u0422 \u0420\u041e\u0421\u0410\u00bb, \u0421\u043e\u043e\u0431\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u043e \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0431\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f",
  "\u0412\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u044f \u041f\u041e": "12.4 (\u0420\u041e\u0421\u0410 \u0425\u0420\u041e\u041c), \u043e\u0442 2021.04.11 \u0434\u043e 24.09.2023 (yt-dlp)",
  "\u0412\u043e\u0437\u043c\u043e\u0436\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043c\u0435\u0440\u044b \u043f\u043e \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044e": "\u041e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0434\u043e \u0432\u0435\u0440\u0441\u0438\u0438 24.09.2023 \u0438\u043b\u0438 \u0432\u044b\u0448\u0435\n\n\u0414\u043b\u044f \u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u044b \u0420\u041e\u0421\u0410 \u0425\u0420\u041e\u041c: https://abf.rosa.ru/advisories/ROSA-SA-2025-2632",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u0432\u044b\u044f\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "25.09.2023",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u043d\u0435\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "05.03.2025",
  "\u0414\u0430\u0442\u0430 \u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "05.10.2023",
  "\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440": "BDU:2023-06330",
  "\u0418\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0438\u0444\u0438\u043a\u0430\u0442\u043e\u0440\u044b \u0434\u0440\u0443\u0433\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c \u043e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0439 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "CVE-2023-40581",
  "\u0418\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0430",
  "\u041a\u043b\u0430\u0441\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u043a\u043e\u0434\u0430",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041f\u041e": "\u0420\u041e\u0421\u0410 \u0425\u0420\u041e\u041c (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u21161607), yt-dlp",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u041e\u0421 \u0438 \u0442\u0438\u043f \u0430\u043f\u043f\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u043f\u043b\u0430\u0442\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u044b": "Microsoft Corp Windows - , \u0410\u041e \u00ab\u041d\u0422\u0426 \u0418\u0422 \u0420\u041e\u0421\u0410\u00bb \u0420\u041e\u0421\u0410 \u0425\u0420\u041e\u041c 12.4  (\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0438\u0441\u044c \u0432 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u043e\u043c \u0440\u0435\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0435 \u0440\u043e\u0441\u0441\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c \u21161607)",
  "\u041d\u0430\u0438\u043c\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0443\u0442\u0438\u043b\u0438\u0442\u044b \u0437\u0430\u0433\u0440\u0443\u0437\u043a\u0438 \u0430\u0443\u0434\u0438\u043e \u0438 \u0432\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043e yt-dlp, \u0441\u0443\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0430\u044f \u0438\u0437-\u0437\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u043f\u0440\u0438\u043d\u044f\u0442\u0438\u044f \u043c\u0435\u0440 \u043f\u043e \u043d\u0435\u0439\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0441\u043f\u0435\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u044d\u043b\u0435\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442\u043e\u0432, \u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u0443\u0435\u043c\u044b\u0445 \u0432 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0435 \u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u044b, \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u044f\u044e\u0449\u0430\u044f \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e \u043e\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0432\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0435\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u0435 \u043d\u0430 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0444\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c, \u0446\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0438 \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0437\u0430\u0449\u0438\u0449\u0430\u0435\u043c\u043e\u0439 \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438",
  "\u041d\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0447\u0438\u0435 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u043e\u0439\u0442\u0430": "\u0421\u0443\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0435\u0442 \u0432 \u043e\u0442\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0442\u043e\u043c \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u0435",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "\u041d\u0435\u043f\u0440\u0438\u043d\u044f\u0442\u0438\u0435 \u043c\u0435\u0440 \u043f\u043e \u043d\u0435\u0439\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0441\u043f\u0435\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u044d\u043b\u0435\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442\u043e\u0432, \u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u0443\u0435\u043c\u044b\u0445 \u0432 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0435 \u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u044b (\u0412\u043d\u0435\u0434\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0432 \u043a\u043e\u043c\u0430\u043d\u0434\u0443 \u043e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u044b) (CWE-78)",
  "\u041e\u043f\u0438\u0441\u0430\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u0423\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0443\u0442\u0438\u043b\u0438\u0442\u044b \u0437\u0430\u0433\u0440\u0443\u0437\u043a\u0438 \u0430\u0443\u0434\u0438\u043e \u0438 \u0432\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043e yt-dlp \u0441\u0443\u0449\u0435\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u0435\u0442 \u0438\u0437-\u0437\u0430 \u043d\u0435\u043f\u0440\u0438\u043d\u044f\u0442\u0438\u044f \u043c\u0435\u0440 \u043f\u043e \u043d\u0435\u0439\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043b\u0438\u0437\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0441\u043f\u0435\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u044d\u043b\u0435\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0442\u043e\u0432. \u042d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u0435\u0442 \u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043b\u0438\u0442\u044c \u043d\u0430\u0440\u0443\u0448\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044e, \u0434\u0435\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0443\u044e\u0449\u0435\u043c\u0443 \u0443\u0434\u0430\u043b\u0451\u043d\u043d\u043e, \u043e\u043a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u0442\u044c \u0432\u043e\u0437\u0434\u0435\u0439\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u0435 \u043d\u0430 \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0444\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c, \u0446\u0435\u043b\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0438 \u0434\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0443\u043f\u043d\u043e\u0441\u0442\u044c \u0437\u0430\u0449\u0438\u0449\u0430\u0435\u043c\u043e\u0439 \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438",
  "\u041f\u043e\u0441\u043b\u0435\u0434\u0441\u0442\u0432\u0438\u044f \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": null,
  "\u041f\u0440\u043e\u0447\u0430\u044f \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u044f": null,
  "\u0421\u0432\u044f\u0437\u044c \u0441 \u0438\u043d\u0446\u0438\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0442\u0430\u043c\u0438 \u0418\u0411": "\u0414\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0443\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044f\u044e\u0442\u0441\u044f",
  "\u0421\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u044f\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041e\u043f\u0443\u0431\u043b\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0430",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u0443\u0441\u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f": "\u041e\u0431\u043d\u043e\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0440\u0430\u043c\u043c\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u043e\u0431\u0435\u0441\u043f\u0435\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f",
  "\u0421\u043f\u043e\u0441\u043e\u0431 \u044d\u043a\u0441\u043f\u043b\u0443\u0430\u0442\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438": "\u0418\u043d\u044a\u0435\u043a\u0446\u0438\u044f",
  "\u0421\u0441\u044b\u043b\u043a\u0438 \u043d\u0430 \u0438\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438": "https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisories/GHSA-42h4-v29r-42qg\nhttps://vuldb.com/ru/?id.241204\nhttps://abf.rosa.ru/advisories/ROSA-SA-2025-2632",
  "\u0421\u0442\u0430\u0442\u0443\u0441 \u0443\u044f\u0437\u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0438": "\u041f\u043e\u0434\u0442\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0436\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0430 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0438\u0437\u0432\u043e\u0434\u0438\u0442\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043c",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u041f\u041e": "\u041e\u043f\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u0430, \u041f\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043b\u0430\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0435 \u041f\u041e \u0438\u043d\u0444\u043e\u0440\u043c\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c",
  "\u0422\u0438\u043f \u043e\u0448\u0438\u0431\u043a\u0438 CWE": "CWE-78",
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CVE-2023-40581 (GCVE-0-2023-40581)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-09-25 18:54 – Updated: 2024-09-24 14:48

Title

yt-dlp command injection when using `%q` in `--exec` on Windows

Summary

yt-dlp is a youtube-dl fork with additional features and fixes. yt-dlp allows the user to provide shell command lines to be executed at various stages in its download steps through the `--exec` flag. This flag allows output template expansion in its argument, so that metadata values may be used in the shell commands. The metadata fields can be combined with the `%q` conversion, which is intended to quote/escape these values so they can be safely passed to the shell. However, the escaping used for `cmd` (the shell used by Python's `subprocess` on Windows) does not properly escape special characters, which can allow for remote code execution if `--exec` is used directly with maliciously crafted remote data. This vulnerability only impacts `yt-dlp` on Windows, and the vulnerability is present regardless of whether `yt-dlp` is run from `cmd` or from `PowerShell`. Support for output template expansion in `--exec`, along with this vulnerable behavior, was added to `yt-dlp` in version 2021.04.11. yt-dlp version 2023.09.24 fixes this issue by properly escaping each special character. `\n` will be replaced by `\r` as no way of escaping it has been found. It is recommended to upgrade yt-dlp to version 2023.09.24 as soon as possible. Also, always be careful when using --exec, because while this specific vulnerability has been patched, using unvalidated input in shell commands is inherently dangerous. For Windows users who are not able to upgrade: 1. Avoid using any output template expansion in --exec other than {} (filepath). 2. If expansion in --exec is needed, verify the fields you are using do not contain ", | or &. 3. Instead of using --exec, write the info json and load the fields from it instead.

Severity

8.4 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2024-09-24 14:45 UTC

CWE

CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

5 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/security/advisor…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/commit/de015e930…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp-nightly-builds/r…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/202…	x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/tag/202…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

2 products

Vendor	Product	Version
yt-dlp	yt-dlp	Affected: >= 2021.04.11, < 2023.09.24 Affected: < nightly 2023.09.24.003044
yt-dlp_project	yt-dlp	Affected: 2021.04.11 , < 2023.09.24 (custom) Affected: 0 , < nightly 2023.09.24.003044 (custom) cpe:2.3:a:yt-dlp_project:yt-dlp:-:::::::*

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