# CVE-2023-49738: Path traversal in AVideo

> Attackers can read arbitrary files via a crafted HTTP request in AVideo, exposing sensitive data.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 4 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2566-fq23-672g

## What is CVE-2023-49738?

CVE-2023-49738 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Wwbn Avideo, published on 10 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the image404Raw.php functionality of WWBN AVideo dev master commit 15fed957fb. A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to arbitrary file read.

Weakness: CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49738?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Wwbn Avideo.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-49738?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49738 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-49738 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49738 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Wwbn Avideo

- [CVE-2026-40911](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-40911/): WWBN AVideo YPTSocket WebSocket Broadcast Relay Leads to Unauthenticated Cross-User JavaScript Execution via Client-Side eval() Sinks (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2026-33478](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-33478/): AVideo Multi-Chain Attack: Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Clone Key Disclosure, Database Dump, and Command Injection (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-30534](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30534/): Command injection in AVideo (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-30547](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30547/): Path traversal in AVideo (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-32572](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32572/): Command injection in AVideo (critical 9.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-49738 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-49738 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Wwbn Avideo, published on 10 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49738 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Wwbn Avideo. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49738/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49738/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49738
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49738
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-49738

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49738/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.