T09 · Insecure Skill Coding Practices
- Location
scripts/youtube_cookie_sync.py:31- Finding
Sensitive cookies and bearer token may be transmitted over plaintext HTTP to an unrestricted destination
- Content
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Vulnerability Details
File Location:
scripts/youtube_cookie_sync.py, lines 31–44 and 55–56
Vulnerability Type: Sensitive data exposure through insufficient transport and destination validation
Risk Level: HighVulnerable Code
python def push_cookies(server, token, cookie_txt): with open(cookie_txt, "r", encoding="utf-8") as f: content = f.read() data = json.dumps({"content": content}).encode("utf-8") req = urllib.request.Request( server.rstrip("/") + "/api/admin/youtube-cookie/update", data=data, method="POST", headers={ "Content-Type": "application/json", "Authorization": "Bearer " + token, }, ) with urllib.request.urlopen(req) as resp: print(resp.read().decode("utf-8", "replace"))python parser.add_argument("--server", default=os.environ.get("MEOW_SERVER_URL", "http://127.0.0.1:2233")) parser.add_argument("--token", default=os.environ.get("MEOW_BEARER_TOKEN", ""))Technical Analysis
The synchronization function reads the entire authenticated YouTube cookie file and sends it together with an administrative bearer token to a caller-configurable URL. The destination is not restricted by scheme, hostname, port, or an allowlist. Plaintext HTTP is accepted, and
urllib.request.urlopencan follow redirects without enforcing that the redirected destination remains on the original trusted host.Transferring YouTube cookies is part of the declared functionality, but sending complete session material to an unrestricted destination without mandatory transport protection exceeds safe minimum privilege. The default loopback HTTP endpoint is not exposed to network interception on a correctly configured local host, but the same insecure scheme remains accepted when the URL is changed to a remote server.
Attack Path
- An attacker modifies
MEOW_SERVER_URL, supplies ...[truncated 958 chars]
- An attacker modifies
- Remediation
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Remediation Suggestions
- Require HTTPS for every non-loopback destination.
- Permit plaintext HTTP only when the parsed destination is exactly a loopback address such as
127.0.0.1,::1, or a deliberately validated local socket. - Maintain an explicit allowlist of trusted server hostnames and ports.
- Reject URLs containing embedded credentials, fragments, unexpected paths, or unsupported schemes.
- Disable automatic redirects or validate every redirect target against the same scheme and host policy.
- Configure explicit connection and response timeouts.
- Display the normalized destination and request confirmation before exporting browser cookies when it is not a preconfigured trusted endpoint.
- Prefer a narrowly scoped, short-lived upload credential rather than a general administrative bearer token.
- Document certificate validation requirements and never provide an option that silently disables TLS verification.
