AVideo has an Unauthenticated SQL Injection via `doNotShowCats` Parameter (Backslash Escape Bypass)
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- SQL injection
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-89.
Summary
WWBN AVideo is an open source video platform. Prior to version 26.0, an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability exists in `objects/category.php` in the `getAllCategories()` method. The `doNotShowCats` request parameter is sanitized only by stripping single-quote characters (`str_replace("'", '', ...)`), but this is trivially bypassed using a backslash escape technique to shift SQL string boundaries. The parameter is not covered by any of the application's global input filters in `objects/security.php`. Version 26.0 contains a patch for the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WWBN | AVideo | before 26.0 | 26.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | wwbn/avideo (Packagist) | up to 26.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-mcj5-6qr4-95fj |
- AVideo VendorWWBN Affected before 26.0 Fixed in 26.0 Patch available CNA
- wwbn/avideo (Packagist) Vendor— Affected up to 26.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-mcj5-6qr4-95fj
Remediation
- Fix · CNA AVideo (WWBN) Fixed in 26.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-33352
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mcj5-6qr4-95fj
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-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
- TI-2025-30954 An incomplete blacklist exists in the .htaccess sample of WWBN AVideo 14.4 and dev master… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-33352 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-33352 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mcj5-6qr4-95fj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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