WWBN AVideo up to 29.0 URL Validation test.php file_get_contents os command injection

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in WWBN AVideo up to 29.0. The impacted element is the function file_get_contents of the file test.php of the component URL Validation Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to os command injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-41064. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

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A vulnerability has been found in WWBN AVideo up to 29.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function file_get_contents of the file test.php of the component URL Validation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

WWBN AVideo is an open source video platform. In versions up to and including 29.0, an incomplete fix for AVideo's `test.php` adds `escapeshellarg` for wget but leaves the `file_get_contents` and `curl` code paths unsanitized, and the URL validation regex `/^http/` accepts strings like `httpevil[.]com`. Commit 78bccae74634ead68aa6528d631c9ec4fd7aa536 contains an updated fix.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-41064 since 04/16/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

By approaching the search of inurl:test.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Applying the patch 1e6cf03e93b5a5318204b010ea28440b0d9a5ab3 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CNNVD (CNNVD-202604-4541). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• WWBN

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• AVideo

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• 29.0

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• open-source

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• Product: https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/

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