CVE-2026-45731 WWBN AVideo: Authenticated Arbitrary File Read in view/update.php
Authenticated administrators can read arbitrary text files via path traversal in the database migration script of the AVideo platform.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-45731?
CVE-2026-45731 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Wwbn Avideo, published on 29 May 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
WWBN AVideo is an open source video platform. In 29.0 and earlier, view/update.php reads $_POST['updateFile'] as a relative path under updatedb/ and passes it to PHP's file() for line-by-line execution as part of a database migration. An authenticated administrator can abuse this to read arbitrary text files reachable from the web-server process.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-45731?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including WWBN/AVideo. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
WWBN/AVideo Packagist | All versions to 29.0 | None |
WWBN/AVideo Packagist | All versions to 29.0 | None |
Products include Wwbn Avideo.
How do I fix CVE-2026-45731?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-45731 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-2026-45731 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-45731 exists.
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-3mjv-375j-6h92.