yt-dlp has dependency on potentially malicious third-party code in Douyu extractors

Severity: info · Published 2024-07-08

yt-dlp has dependency on potentially malicious third-party code in Douyu extractors

Technologies: yt-dlp (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is This vulnerability exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of This vulnerability being exploited in the wild.
How severe is This vulnerability?
Informational severity, published 8 July 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
yt-dlp (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2023.09.24,fixed=2024.07.07.
Is there a fix for This vulnerability?
Yes. yt-dlp (PyPI): upgrade to 2024.07.07 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected?
Check whether you run yt-dlp (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • yt-dlp (PyPI): upgrade to 2024.07.07 or later
    pip install "yt-dlp>=2024.07.07"

Affected products

  • yt-dlp (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=2023.09.24,fixed=2024.07.07

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