AVideo Platform 8.1 - Cross Site Request Forgery (Password Reset)
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Active
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-640.
Summary
AVideo Platform 8.1 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to reset user passwords by exploiting the password recovery mechanism. Attackers can craft malicious requests to the recoverPass endpoint using the user's recovery token to change account credentials without authentication.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-37172
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8wgf-f4hv-w5qc
References
More WWBN Avideo vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-29567 Code injection in WWBN AVideo CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-26095 AVideo Allows Unauthenticated Live Stream Control via Token Verification URL Override in control.json.php CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2026-25874 Improper access control in WWBN AVideo CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-25758 AVideo has an Unauthenticated SQL Injection via `doNotShowCats` Parameter (Backslash Escape Bypass) CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-20951 An issue in WWBN AVideo v.12.4 through v.14.2 allows a remote attacker to execute… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-10706 OS injection vulnerability in World Wide Broadcast Network AVideo version before 12.4… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-37172 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-37172 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8wgf-f4hv-w5qc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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