CVE-2023-49589 Weak cryptography in AVideo

High 8.8 Published Updated

Insufficient entropy in password recovery allows attackers to reset arbitrary user passwords via crafted HTTP requests.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-49589?

CVE-2023-49589 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wwbn Avideo, published on 10 Jan 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An insufficient entropy vulnerability exists in the userRecoverPass.php recoverPass generation functionality of WWBN AVideo dev master commit 15fed957fb. A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to an arbitrary user password recovery. An attacker can send an HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-640

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49589?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wwbn Avideo.

How do I fix CVE-2023-49589?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49589 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-49589 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49589 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Wwbn Avideo vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6m9q-9m44-9hvq.

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