PYSEC-2026-1242

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Import Source
https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/changedetection-io/PYSEC-2026-1242.yaml
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/PYSEC-2026-1242
Aliases
Published
2026-07-07T14:34:48.021723Z
Modified
2026-07-07T17:47:26.890146780Z
Severity
  • 8.6 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
changedetection.io Vulnerable to Improper Input Validation Leading to LFR/Path Traversal
Details

Summary

Improper input validation in the application can allow attackers to perform local file read (LFR) or path traversal attacks. These vulnerabilities occur when user input is used to construct file paths without adequate sanitization or validation. For example, using file:../../../etc/passwd or file: ///etc/passwd can bypass weak validations and allow unauthorized access to sensitive files. Even though this has been addressed in previous patch, it is still insufficient.

Details

The check in this line of code is insufficient.

if re.search(r'^file:/', url.strip(), re.IGNORECASE):

The attacker can still bypass this by using: -file:../../../../etc/passwd -file: ///etc/passwd (with space before /)

PoC

  • Open up a changedetection.io instance with a webdriver configured.
  • Create a new watch with file:../../../../etc/passwd.
  • Check the watch preview.
  • The contents of /etc/passwd should pop out.

Screenshots

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References

Affected packages

PyPI / changedetection-io

Package

Name
changedetection-io
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Purl
pkg:pypi/changedetection-io

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.48.05

Affected versions

0.*
0.38.2
0.39
0.39.1
0.39.2
0.39.3
0.39.4
0.39.5
0.39.6
0.39.7
0.39.8
0.39.9
0.39.10
0.39.10.post1
0.39.10.post2
0.39.11
0.39.12
0.39.13
0.39.13.1
0.39.14
0.39.14.1
0.39.15
0.39.16
0.39.17
0.39.17.1
0.39.17.2
0.39.18
0.39.19
0.39.19.1
0.39.20
0.39.20.1
0.39.20.2
0.39.20.3
0.39.20.4
0.39.21
0.39.21.1
0.39.22
0.39.22.1
0.40.0
0.40.0.1
0.40.0.2
0.40.0.3
0.40.0.4
0.40.1.0
0.40.1.1
0.40.2
0.40.3
0.41
0.41.1
0.42
0.42.1
0.42.2
0.42.3
0.43.1
0.43.2
0.44
0.44.1
0.45
0.45.1
0.45.2
0.45.3
0.45.4
0.45.5
0.45.6
0.45.7
0.45.7.1
0.45.7.2
0.45.7.3
0.45.8
0.45.8.1
0.45.9
0.45.11
0.45.12
0.45.13
0.45.14
0.45.15
0.45.16
0.45.17
0.45.18
0.45.19
0.45.20
0.45.21
0.45.22
0.45.23
0.45.24
0.45.25
0.45.26
0.46.0
0.46.1
0.46.2
0.46.3
0.46.4
0.47.0
0.47.1
0.47.2
0.47.3
0.47.4
0.47.5
0.47.6
0.48.0
0.48.1
0.48.2
0.48.3
0.48.4

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/changedetection-io/PYSEC-2026-1242.yaml"