WWBN AVideo is an open source video platform. In versions 29.0 and prior, the locale save endpoint (`locale/save.php`) constructs a file path by directly concatenating `$_POST['flag']` into the path at line 30 without any sanitization. The `$_POST['code']` parameter is then written verbatim to that path via `fwrite()` at line 40. An admin attacker (or any user who can CSRF an admin, since no CSRF token is checked and cookies use `SameSite=None`) can traverse out of the `locale/` directory and write arbitrary `.php` files to any writable location on the filesystem, achieving Remote Code Execution. Commit 57f89ffbc27d37c9d9dd727212334846e78ac21a fixes the issue.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/commit/57f89ffbc27d37c9d9dd727212334846e78ac21a | Patch |
| https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-6rc6-p838-686f | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-6rc6-p838-686f | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
23 Apr 2026, 18:55
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:wwbn:avideo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Wwbn
Wwbn avideo |
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| References | () https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/commit/57f89ffbc27d37c9d9dd727212334846e78ac21a - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-6rc6-p838-686f - Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
21 Apr 2026, 21:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-6rc6-p838-686f - |
21 Apr 2026, 20:17
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-04-21 20:17
Updated : 2026-06-17 10:45
NVD link : CVE-2026-40909
Mitre link : CVE-2026-40909
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-40909
JSON object : View
Products Affected
wwbn
- avideo
CWE
CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
