# CVE-2026-88868: AVideo LiveLinks Stored XSS via title and description fields

> Stored XSS in AVideo LiveLinks allows attackers to inject scripts that execute in visitors' browsers, potentially leading to session hijacking or admin takeover.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 10 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 10 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9c2q-wpvm-f24r, GHSA-jwmw-j657-28fq

## What is CVE-2026-88868?

CVE-2026-88868 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in WWBN AVideo, published on 10 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

AVideo through commit c3edcc274c389816d434acadac07ee78eaf330c1 contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the LiveLinks plugin where title and description fields are stored without sanitization. A user with canStream permission can inject malicious scripts that execute in the browser of every visitor viewing the live-link page, including administrators, within the site origin.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-88868?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-88868?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-88868 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-88868 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-88868 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-88868 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-88868 is a critical cross-site scripting vulnerability in WWBN AVideo, published on 10 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-88868 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-2026-88868/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-88868/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-88868
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88868
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-88868

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-88868/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.