CVE-2020-23489 AVideo vulnerable to Improper Privilege Management
Attackers can delete configuration files to bypass privilege checks and escalate privileges to admin in Avideo.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-23489?
CVE-2020-23489 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Wwbn Avideo, published on 16 Nov 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The import.json.php file before 8.9 for Avideo is vulnerable to a File Deletion vulnerability. This allows the deletion of configuration.php, which leads to certain privilege checks not being in place, and therefore a user can escalate privileges to admin.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-23489?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including wwbn/avideo. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
wwbn/avideo Packagist | All versions | 8.9 |
wwbn/avideo Packagist | All versions | 8.9 |
Products include Wwbn Avideo.
How do I fix CVE-2020-23489?
Upgrade wwbn/avideo to 8.9 or later.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2020-23489 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-23489 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Wwbn Avideo
- CVE-2026-40911 WWBN AVideo YPTSocket WebSocket Broadcast Relay Leads to Unauthenticated Cross-User JavaScript Execution via Client-Side eval() Sinks
- CVE-2026-33478 AVideo Multi-Chain Attack: Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Clone Key Disclosure, Database Dump, and Command Injection
- CVE-2022-30534 Command injection in AVideo
- CVE-2022-30547 Path traversal in AVideo
- CVE-2022-32572 Command injection in AVideo
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2mgx-226x-8pwv.