Missing authorization in WWBN AVideo
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
WWBN AVideo is an open source video platform. Prior to version 29.0, Privilege Escalation is possible through unguarded permission parameters in signUp API, which allows any user who can solve a CAPTCHA to self-grant elevated permissions during account registration. The set_api_signUp method in the API plugin accepts emailVerified, canUpload, canStream, and canCreateMeet parameters from user-supplied input and applies them to newly created accounts without verifying that the request was authenticated with a valid APISecret. By self-granting account attributes, attackers can mark their own accounts as email-verified without owning the address (bypassing email-gated functionality) and award themselves upload, streaming, and meeting-creation permissions, circumventing administrator access controls that intentionally restrict these capabilities for new users. This issue has been fixed in version 29.0
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WWBN | AVideo | before 29.0 | 29.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | wwbn/avideo (Packagist) | before 29.0 | 29.0 | Patch available | GHSA-8j8m-p79x-g4jm |
- AVideo VendorWWBN Affected before 29.0 Fixed in 29.0 Patch available CNA
- wwbn/avideo (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 29.0 Fixed in 29.0 Patch available GHSA-8j8m-p79x-g4jm
Remediation
- Fix · CNA AVideo (WWBN) Fixed in 29.0
- Fix · GHSA-8j8m-p79x-g4jm wwbn/avideo (Packagist) Fixed in 29.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-33684
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8j8m-p79x-g4jm
References
More WWBN vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-82233 OS command injection in AVideo-Encoder via forged streamer login CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2026-82232 Unauthenticated PHP code injection in AVideo-Encoder installer CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-33684 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-33684 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8j8m-p79x-g4jm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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