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WWBN AVideo CVE-2026-82643

| EUVDEUVD-2026-68229 MEDIUM
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CWE-307)
2026-08-30 VulnCheck GHSA-5fcm-q2vr-hhjh
6.9
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Identify AVideo instance with Live plugin active
  2. Delivery
    Send unauthenticated GET request with credentials to preauthorize endpoint
  3. Exploit
    No rate limiting applied by server
  4. Execution
    Cycle password guesses at machine speed
  5. Persist
    Correct credential pair accepted
  6. Impact
    Attacker gains authenticated session

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Brute-force prevention, rate limiting
Exploitation Conditions

The WWBN AVideo Live plugin must be installed and active - this is not a core AVideo vulnerability but is specific to the Live plugin component. The endpoint plugin/Live/api/preauthorize.json.php must be publicly reachable over the network. No authentication, special configuration, or user interaction is required; exploitation works against default network-accessible deployments with the Live plugin enabled. Limiting factors include: the attacker must know or enumerate valid usernames, and brute-force success depends on password strength. IP-based blocking or upstream rate limiting (CDN, load balancer) would constrain single-source attacks.

Impact

The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L) yields a score of 6.9 (Medium), reflecting the low-complexity remote unauthenticated nature of the attack but conservatively rating impact as low on both integrity and availability. This scoring is reasonable: the vulnerability does not itself exfiltrate data or execute code, but it materially enables account compromise through brute force. EPSS data is absent from available intelligence, limiting probabilistic exploitation likelihood assessment. Neither KEV listing nor public exploit code has been identified. The practical risk is elevated for deployments with weak or reused user passwords and where the Live plugin is active, since successful credential guessing would yield full account takeover. The email-flooding vector creates a denial-of-service condition against users and potentially against mail infrastructure. Overall, this is a genuine medium-priority issue - not a theoretical edge case - but unlikely to be a primary target for mass exploitation given AVideo's limited deployment footprint.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An unauthenticated attacker sends a high-volume series of HTTP GET requests to /plugin/Live/api/preauthorize.json.php, cycling through common or previously breached passwords for a known username. Because no rate limiting or lockout exists, the attacker can programmatically iterate thousands of credential pairs per minute until a valid combination is accepted, or deliberately flood a targeted user with 2FA emails as a harassment or denial-of-service action. No exploit code is publicly known, but the attack is trivially implementable with standard HTTP tooling such as curl or Burp Intruder.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

WWBN AVideo's Live plugin exposes an unauthenticated endpoint at plugin/Live/api/preauthorize.json.php that accepts credentials via HTTP GET with no rate limiting, enabling two distinct abuse vectors: sustained brute-force password guessing against any user account and uncapped triggering of two-factor authentication confirmation emails. All versions of AVideo are affected per CPE data, and exploitation requires no privileges or user interaction. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis, though the attack surface is trivially low-complexity for any remote attacker.

RemediationAI

The primary fix is to apply the vendor-released patch documented in the GitHub security advisory at https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-gxxj-32wm-g48f - an exact fixed version number is not independently confirmed from available data, so operators should verify the current patched release tag directly. As an immediate compensating control, deploy WAF or reverse proxy rate limiting rules targeting the path /plugin/Live/api/preauthorize.json.php to throttle repeated requests per source IP; note this can be bypassed by distributed sources. Operators should also consider disabling the Live plugin entirely if it is not in active use, eliminating the attack surface without side effects. Enforcing strong password policies and account lockout at the application layer, if configurable, will reduce brute-force effectiveness in the interim. Passing credentials via GET should be addressed in any patch to prevent credential leakage in server logs.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

AVideo is an open-source PHP video platform developed by WWBN, affected across all versions per CPE cpe:2.3:a:wwbn:avideo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. The vulnerable component is a JSON API endpoint in the Live plugin that handles pre-authorization credential checks. Credentials transmitted via HTTP GET are logged in web server access logs, proxy logs, and browser history, compounding exposure. The root cause is CWE-307 (Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts): the endpoint applies no throttling, lockout, CAPTCHA, or token-based submission controls, meaning the authentication flow can be replayed at machine speed. The 2FA email-flooding side effect further indicates the endpoint directly triggers notification infrastructure without submission guards.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY 6.9 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Network-reachable, no privileges or user interaction; integrity and availability both low as the flaw enables brute force and email flooding but does not directly exfiltrate or destroy data.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
Low
Vulnerable system: Availability
Low
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

WWBN AVideo contains an unauthenticated credential submission vulnerability in plugin/Live/api/preauthorize.json.php that accepts credentials over GET without rate limiting. Attackers can submit correct credentials repeatedly to trigger uncapped two-factor confirmation emails and perform sustained password guessing attacks against user accounts.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 90% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche open-source self-hosted video platform
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

34
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +34
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:wwbn:avideo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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