[vimeo] Fix video password verification for videos protected by Referer HTTP header

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/vimeo.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/vimeo.py
index fd37f919b..6215b3258 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/vimeo.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/vimeo.py
@@ -435,6 +435,8 @@ class VimeoIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
             'url': 'https://vimeo.com/160743502/abd0e13fb4',
             'only_matching': True,
         }
+        # https://gettingthingsdone.com/workflowmap/
+        # vimeo embed with check-password page protected by Referer header
     ]
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -465,20 +467,22 @@ class VimeoIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
         urls = VimeoIE._extract_urls(url, webpage)
         return urls[0] if urls else None
 
-    def _verify_player_video_password(self, url, video_id):
+    def _verify_player_video_password(self, url, video_id, headers):
         password = self._downloader.params.get('videopassword')
         if password is None:
             raise ExtractorError('This video is protected by a password, use the --video-password option')
         data = urlencode_postdata({
             'password': base64.b64encode(password.encode()),
         })
-        pass_url = url + '/check-password'
-        password_request = sanitized_Request(pass_url, data)
-        password_request.add_header('Content-Type', 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded')
-        password_request.add_header('Referer', url)
-        return self._download_json(
-            password_request, video_id,
-            'Verifying the password', 'Wrong password')
+        headers = merge_dicts(headers, {
+            'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded',
+        })
+        checked = self._download_json(
+            url + '/check-password', video_id,
+            'Verifying the password', data=data, headers=headers)
+        if checked is False:
+            raise ExtractorError('Wrong video password', expected=True)
+        return checked
 
     def _real_initialize(self):
         self._login()
@@ -591,7 +595,7 @@ class VimeoIE(VimeoBaseInfoExtractor):
                                      cause=e)
         else:
             if config.get('view') == 4:
-                config = self._verify_player_video_password(redirect_url, video_id)
+                config = self._verify_player_video_password(redirect_url, video_id, headers)
 
         vod = config.get('video', {}).get('vod', {})