Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessDiscover public AVideo instance
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DeliveryEnumerate channel names via browse page
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ExploitSend unauthenticated GET to feed/index.php?channel=<name>
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ExecutionParse RSS XML response
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PersistExtract itunes:email field values
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ImpactHarvest email list for phishing or credential attacks
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Data exposure prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Collection, Discovery The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | No special conditions beyond network access to the AVideo instance and knowledge of at least one public channel name. The CVSS 4.0 vector AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N confirms fully unauthenticated exploitation with no complexity or interaction barriers. Channel names are typically discoverable through the platform's own public browse or search interface, enabling an attacker to enumerate both channel names and associated email addresses in a single automated sweep. Exploitation is limited by two factors: (1) the AVideo instance must be publicly internet-accessible - instances behind authentication walls, VPNs, or network-level access controls are not directly reachable; and (2) the vulnerability yields only email addresses, not passwords or session tokens, so account compromise requires a subsequent phishing or credential-stuffing step rather than being directly achievable through this flaw alone. |
| Impact | The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N) accurately characterizes the attack profile: no authentication, no complexity, and no user interaction are required, but the confidentiality impact is bounded to Low - email addresses rather than credentials or private content. No EPSS score was included in the source data, and this CVE does not appear in CISA KEV, leaving exploitation probability unquantified. The vulnerability is not independently critical in isolation, but the automated, unauthenticated enumeration path - scriptable in minutes using standard HTTP tooling - elevates it meaningfully above a theoretical finding; even a mid-sized municipal IT team in tczew operating an AVideo instance for public communications would face real risk to creator accounts if harvested emails are subsequently weaponized. The primary concern is the downstream attack chain: this vulnerability serves as a low-cost reconnaissance primitive that directly enables phishing and credential-stuffing campaigns against platform creators. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker issues unauthenticated HTTP GET requests to a public AVideo instance at /feed/index.php?channel=<channelname>, iterating through channel names discoverable via the platform's browse or search pages. Each valid response returns an XML document embedding the channel owner's email address in the itunes:email and itunes:author fields, enabling systematic bulk harvesting. No public exploit code has been confirmed, but the attack requires only a scripted HTTP client and a channel name wordlist, making mass enumeration achievable with commodity tooling in a single automated session. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Aug 22, 2026
Email enumeration in AVideo's RSS feed endpoint (feed/index.php) allows unauthenticated remote attackers to harvest channel owner email addresses across all versions through commit 9c39d8c8. By iterating through public channel names, attackers can systematically extract creator PII from the itunes:email and itunes:author elements of the platform's podcast-compatible RSS output. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, but the trivial exploitation path - a standard HTTP GET request requiring no credentials - substantially elevates downstream risk of phishing campaigns and credential-stuffing attacks targeting identified creators.
RemediationAI
The primary remediation is to update AVideo to a version incorporating a fix beyond commit 9c39d8c8, as documented in the WWBN security advisory GHSA-w44x-v4c8-86f6 (https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-w44x-v4c8-86f6) and the VulnCheck advisory (https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/avideo-feed-index-php-exposure-of-channel-owner-email-address). An exact patched release version was not identified in available source data; administrators must consult the GitHub advisory directly to confirm the minimum safe tagged release. For operators unable to update immediately, the most targeted compensating control is to strip the itunes:email element from the feed/index.php template, eliminating the exposure with minimal functional impact since email is not required for podcast playback or RSS subscription. Alternatively, restricting public access to feed/index.php via web server rules (e.g., nginx location deny or Apache mod_rewrite) eliminates the attack surface entirely but breaks RSS subscription features for legitimate end users - a significant trade-off for platforms with active subscriber bases.
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AVideo (by WWBN, CPE: cpe:2.3:a:wwbn:avideo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) is an open-source PHP-based self-hosted video sharing and streaming platform. Its feed/index.php endpoint generates RSS feeds in a podcast-compatible format incorporating the iTunes XML namespace elements itunes:email and itunes:author, intended for podcast directory integration. CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor) is the root cause: the endpoint fails to gate access to personally identifiable information - specifically creator email addresses - despite email disclosure being unnecessary for public RSS feed consumption. The flaw is rooted in the absence of any authorization check or PII redaction before embedding creator contact data into the publicly accessible XML response, allowing the channel name parameter to serve as an unauthenticated lookup key against the creator database.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Unauthenticated network request with no complexity discloses only email addresses, warranting PR:N and AV:N; C:L reflects limited PII exposure with no integrity or availability impact.
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CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck
DescriptionCVE.org
AVideo through commit 9c39d8c8 contains an information exposure vulnerability in feed/index.php that allows unauthenticated attackers to retrieve channel owner email addresses by supplying a public channel name parameter. Attackers can enumerate all creator email addresses by iterating through public channel names and extract them from the itunes:email and itunes:author RSS elements, enabling account takeover attempts and phishing campaigns.
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Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
A cross-site scripting (xss) vulnerability exists in the functiongetOpenGraph videoName functionality of WWBN AVideo 11.
An issue in WWBN AVideo v.12.4 through v.14.2 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the systemRootPath
A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the unzipDirectory functionality of WWBN AVideo 11.6 and dev master commit
An insufficient entropy vulnerability exists in the salt generation functionality of WWBN AVideo dev master commit 15fed
Unauthenticated SQL injection in AVideo before 24.0.
OS injection vulnerability in World Wide Broadcast Network AVideo version before 12.4, allows attackers to execute arbit
A reflected cross-site scripting (xss) vulnerability exists in the charts tab selection functionality of WWBN AVideo 11.
A cross-site scripting (xss) vulnerability exists in the channelBody.php user name functionality of WWBN AVideo 11.6 and
A cross-site scripting (xss) vulnerability exists in the videoAddNew functionality of WWBN AVideo 11.6 and dev master co
An insufficient entropy vulnerability exists in the userRecoverPass.php recoverPass generation functionality of WWBN AVi
WWBN AVideo is an open source video platform. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable
AVideo is an open source video platform. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low
EUVD-2026-64259
GHSA-3f96-xq49-5fv9
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