Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessSend login API request with bot User-Agent header
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DeliveryApplication rate limiting fully bypassed
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ExploitIterate credential dictionary against target account at network speed
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ExecutionSuccessful authentication as victim user
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ImpactAccess private video content or escalate to admin functions
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Brute-force prevention, rate limiting
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| Exploitation Conditions | No special attacker-side configuration is required beyond setting a bot User-Agent header (any string recognized by AVideo's middleware as a bot) in HTTP requests to the API. The vulnerable condition is inherent to the application's rate-limiting design and affects all AVideo deployments regardless of configuration or deployment mode - no non-default settings are required. All eight rate-limited operations are affected, with the login endpoint representing the highest-impact target. Exploitation is limited by the quality of target account passwords and the presence of MFA; accounts protected by MFA are not directly compromised by credential brute-force alone. Network-level access to the AVideo API HTTP port is required. |
| Impact | The CVSS 4.0 score of 6.3 with AT:P reflects a moderate severity with a specific prerequisite, but the practical exploitation complexity is very low - setting an HTTP header is trivial. The real-world impact is the removal of all application-layer brute-force protection, enabling credential stuffing at network speed from a single IP without triggering lockout. Even a mid-sized municipal IT team in legnica deploying AVideo for internal media sharing should treat this as a meaningful credential-exposure risk where user accounts lack MFA. The wildcard CPE range (all versions affected) and the absence of a confirmed patched release amplify urgency. No KEV listing and no EPSS data are present in the source intelligence, and no public exploit code is confirmed - exploitation feasibility is inferred from the trivially simple bypass mechanism. The primary mitigating factor is password quality and the presence of out-of-band MFA on targeted accounts. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker uses a scripted HTTP client to POST login requests to the AVideo API with a User-Agent string such as 'Googlebot/2.1', immediately bypassing all application-layer rate limiting. The attacker iterates through a credential dictionary at network speed from a single IP without triggering account lockout or throttling, eventually authenticating as a target user. No public proof-of-concept code is confirmed, but the technique requires only standard HTTP tooling and knowledge of the bypass. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Sep 05, 2026
Rate limiting in AVideo's API is completely nullified when requests include a bot User-Agent header, exposing all eight rate-protected operations - most critically the login endpoint - to unlimited brute-force attempts from a single IP address. An unauthenticated remote attacker who sets any bot User-Agent string can bypass the application's only credential-stuffing defense and attempt unlimited password guesses against any account. No active exploitation (CISA KEV) or public proof-of-concept code has been identified at time of analysis.
RemediationAI
No specific patched version is confirmed in the available source data - operators should monitor GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-qmmw-hmm4-xxp7 (https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-qmmw-hmm4-xxp7) and upgrade immediately upon a fixed release being published. As an immediate compensating control, deploy independent rate limiting at the reverse-proxy or WAF layer (e.g., nginx limit_req_zone or a Cloudflare rate rule targeting the login API path), ensuring infrastructure-level throttling applies regardless of the User-Agent header and cannot be bypassed by AVideo's application logic. Additionally, enforce MFA for all accounts to reduce the impact of a successful credential brute-force; strong, unique passwords further limit attacker success rate. Blocking or normalizing bot User-Agent strings at the perimeter provides only partial mitigation, as any arbitrary string can be crafted by an attacker.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
AVideo (CPE: cpe:2.3:a:wwbn:avideo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*) is an open-source, self-hosted video platform developed by WWBN. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-307 (Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts): the API's rate-limiting middleware inspects the HTTP User-Agent header and, when it identifies a bot, exempts the request from enforcement entirely. This design flaw means the eight rate-limited operations - including login - depend exclusively on application-layer throttling for brute-force protection, and that protection is trivially defeated by any client capable of setting an HTTP header. The CVSS 4.0 AT:P metric correctly captures that a specific attack precondition (sending a bot User-Agent) is required, though satisfying it requires no special tooling beyond a standard HTTP client.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Network-reachable API, no privileges or user interaction needed; C:L/I:L reflect that brute-force enables account access without direct host-level compromise.
Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck
DescriptionCVE.org
AVideo API fails to enforce rate limits when clients send a bot User-Agent header, allowing attackers to bypass all eight protected operations including login brute-force protection. Attackers can send requests with a bot User-Agent to disable rate limiting and perform unlimited password guessing attempts against any account from a single IP address.
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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-2026-72007
GHSA-54jr-hcr3-c8jp
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