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WWBN AVideo CVE-2026-90545

| EUVDEUVD-2026-76863 MEDIUM
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-09-12 VulnCheck GHSA-5m6r-x4rr-p7f2
5.3
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
    Authenticate to AVideo with any valid account
  2. Delivery
    Identify target password-protected or group-restricted video ID
  3. Exploit
    Craft POST request to commentAddNew.json.php with session cookie
  4. Execution
    Endpoint skips video-access authorization check
  5. Impact
    Unauthorized comment written to restricted video thread

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization checks on every request
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

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Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires a valid authenticated user session on the target AVideo instance (PR:L confirmed by CVSS vector). The targeted videos must have password protection or group-restricted access configured by an administrator - videos with no access controls are not meaningfully affected. The flaw exclusively grants the ability to write comments; the attacker gains no capability to view restricted video content, enumerate group members, or escalate privileges. Default AVideo deployments with commenting enabled and restricted-video configurations present are vulnerable. Limiting factors: requires active login credentials on the instance, yields only low integrity impact (comment pollution with no data exfiltration), and provides no path to reading or managing restricted content.

Impact

The CVSS 4.0 score of 5.3 (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N with VI:L only) accurately captures a bounded, low-severity integrity issue. No EPSS data is available in the provided intelligence. This vulnerability is neither in CISA KEV nor is public exploit code identified at time of analysis, consistent with its low practical harm ceiling. Real-world impact is strictly comment pollution on restricted content - the attacker gains no access to the video itself, no credential data, and cannot affect availability. Risk priority is low for most deployments unless comment moderation is a security-sensitive workflow or spoofed comments could mislead users into revealing passwords or group membership. The 'Authentication Bypass' tag in the source metadata overstates the issue: exploitation requires an authenticated session and only crosses an authorization boundary, not an authentication one, which may cause analysts to misread triage priority.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated AVideo user without access to a password-protected video submits a POST request directly to commentAddNew.json.php, supplying their valid session cookie and the target video's identifier. The endpoint accepts the submission without querying the video's access controls, and the comment is written to the restricted video's thread. No public exploit code is known, and the attack is limited to users who already hold valid credentials on the platform.

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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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 12, 2026

Missing authorization in WWBN AVideo's commentAddNew.json.php endpoint permits authenticated users to post comments on password-protected and group-restricted videos regardless of whether they can access the content. The flaw affects all releases through commit c3edcc274c389816d434acadac07ee78eaf330c1 of the self-hosted PHP video platform. An attacker holding any valid session can submit crafted POST requests to pollute comment threads on restricted videos, defeating both password and group-membership access controls without gaining actual view access to the content.

RemediationAI

Monitor the GitHub security advisory at https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-v3p2-4x76-7p8v for a tagged release that incorporates the authorization fix beyond commit c3edcc274c389816d434acadac07ee78eaf330c1 and upgrade when available. As a compensating control before a patch is released, administrators can disable the comment feature on password-protected and group-restricted videos at the application configuration level, eliminating the attack surface entirely with the trade-off that legitimate restricted-video commenting is also blocked. Alternatively, network-level ACLs restricting access to commentAddNew.json.php to trusted IP ranges reduce exposure if the platform serves a closed audience. No exact fix version number is independently confirmed from the available input.

Affected VersionsENISA

AVideo 0 ≤c3edcc274c389816d434acadac07ee78eaf330c1

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Technical ContextAI · show details

WWBN AVideo is an open-source PHP self-hosted video streaming platform (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:wwbn:avideo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*). The vulnerable endpoint commentAddNew.json.php processes comment-creation POST requests. The root cause is CWE-862 (Missing Authorization): the endpoint verifies that a user session exists - confirming the caller is authenticated - but omits any follow-on check confirming the caller is authorized to access the target video. Password-protection and group-membership gates that control video viewing are simply not evaluated before the comment is committed, creating a gap between view-access enforcement and comment-creation enforcement.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Authenticated network attacker (PR:L, AV:N) achieves only low integrity impact by writing unauthorized comments; no confidentiality or availability impact is described.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/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
Low
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
Low
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

WWBN AVideo through commit c3edcc274c389816d434acadac07ee78eaf330c1 fails to validate video access permissions in the commentAddNew.json.php endpoint, allowing authenticated users to post comments on password-protected and group-restricted videos. Attackers can submit POST requests with a valid session to add comments to videos they cannot watch, bypassing password and group access controls.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
niche open-source self-hosted video streaming 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
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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