WWBN AVideo up to 29.0 userRecoverPassSave.json.php password recovery

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A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in WWBN AVideo up to 29.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file userRecoverPassSave.json.php. Executing a manipulation can lead to password recovery. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-84480. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability has been found in WWBN AVideo up to 29.0 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block of the file userRecoverPassSave.json.php. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a password recovery vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-640. The product contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

WWBN AVideo fails to validate password recovery token expiration in userRecoverPassSave.json.php, allowing attackers to use expired tokens to reset account passwords indefinitely. Attackers who obtain a recovery token can use it at any time to change the target account's password and gain full account access.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-84480 since 09/01/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 09/02/2026). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-69722). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• WWBN

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• AVideo

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• 29.0

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• open-source

Website

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

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