CVE-2026-56342 AVideo - Server-Side Request Forgery in Live/test.php via statsURL Parameter
Authenticated administrators can exploit an SSRF vulnerability in AVideo to access internal services and cloud metadata endpoints, potentially exposing sensitive credentials and configuration data.
- 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-2026-56342?
CVE-2026-56342 is a medium-severity server-side request forgery vulnerability in AVideo, published on 20 Jun 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
AVideo through version 27.0 contains a server-side request forgery vulnerability in plugin/Live/test.php that allows authenticated administrators to read arbitrary URLs via the statsURL parameter, which lacks isSSRFSafeURL() validation and accepts requests to private IP ranges and cloud metadata endpoints. Attackers can exploit this by crafting requests to internal services, cloud metadata endpoints like 169.254.169.254, and localhost to retrieve sensitive information including IAM credentials, internal service responses, and network configuration details.
Weakness: CWE-918
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-56342?
How do I fix CVE-2026-56342?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-56342 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and send outbound requests through an allow-list that blocks internal addresses. More about Server-side request forgery.
Is CVE-2026-56342 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-56342 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qmrg-93c4-g93f.