WWBN AVideo is an open source video platform. In versions 29.0 and prior, `objects/getCaptcha.php` accepts the CAPTCHA length (`ql`) directly from the query string with no clamping or sanitization, letting any unauthenticated client force the server to generate a 1-character CAPTCHA word. Combined with a case-insensitive `strcasecmp` comparison over a ~33-character alphabet and the fact that failed validations do NOT consume the stored session token, an attacker can trivially brute-force the CAPTCHA on any endpoint that relies on `Captcha::validation()` (user registration, password recovery, contact form, etc.) in at most ~33 requests per session. Commit bf1c76989e6a9054be4f0eb009d68f0f2464b453 contains a fix.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/commit/bf1c76989e6a9054be4f0eb009d68f0f2464b453 | Patch |
| https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-hg7g-56h5-5pqr | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-hg7g-56h5-5pqr | Exploit Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
History
23 Apr 2026, 15:50
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:wwbn:avideo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/commit/bf1c76989e6a9054be4f0eb009d68f0f2464b453 - Patch | |
| References | () https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-hg7g-56h5-5pqr - Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory | |
| First Time |
Wwbn
Wwbn avideo |
22 Apr 2026, 19:17
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| References | () https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-hg7g-56h5-5pqr - |
21 Apr 2026, 23:16
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2026-04-21 23:16
Updated : 2026-04-23 15:50
NVD link : CVE-2026-40935
Mitre link : CVE-2026-40935
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-40935
JSON object : View
Products Affected
wwbn
- avideo
CWE
CWE-804
Guessable CAPTCHA
