CVE-2020-23490 Path traversal in n/a
An unauthenticated attacker can read arbitrary files on the server via proxy streaming, potentially leaking sensitive data like database credentials.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-23490?
CVE-2020-23490 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Wwbn Avideo, published on 16 Nov 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
There was a local file disclosure vulnerability in AVideo < 8.9 via the proxy streaming. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this issue to read an arbitrary file on the server. Which could leak database credentials or other sensitive information such as /etc/passwd file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-23490?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wwbn Avideo.
How do I fix CVE-2020-23490?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-23490 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2020-23490 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-23490 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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-5529-jvgg-87h8.