Improper verification of communication channel in WWBN AVideo
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
WWBN AVideo is an open source video platform. In versions up to and including 29.0, objects/sendEmail.json.php exposes two branches depending on whether contactForm=1 is submitted. When the parameter is omitted, the endpoint sets $sendTo to an attacker-supplied email and, for unauthenticated callers, uses the site's own contact email as the message From:/Reply-To:. The endpoint is explicitly allow-listed as a "public write action" in objects/functionsSecurity.php (line 885), so it requires no authentication or CSRF token. An unauthenticated attacker (solving a captcha) can force the site's own SMTP infrastructure to send attacker-composed emails to arbitrary recipients with the site's legitimate sender address, passing SPF/DKIM/DMARC for the site's domain — ideal for targeted phishing and brand impersonation. Commit 4e3709895857a5857f0edb46b0ee984de0d9e1a2 contains an updated fix.
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 | up to 29.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | wwbn/avideo (Packagist) | up to 29.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-5hgj-7gm9-cff5 |
- AVideo VendorWWBN Affected up to 29.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- wwbn/avideo (Packagist) Vendor— Affected up to 29.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-5hgj-7gm9-cff5
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-43880
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5hgj-7gm9-cff5
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-2026-43880 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-43880 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-5hgj-7gm9-cff5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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