WWBN AVideo Authorization Check mediaSession.json.php video_id improper authorization

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WWBN AVideo. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file mediaSession.json.php of the component Authorization Check. Performing a manipulation of the argument video_id results in improper authorization. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-90550. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in WWBN AVideo (affected version unknown). This affects an unknown functionality of the file mediaSession.json.php of the component Authorization Check. The manipulation of the argument video_id with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

WWBN AVideo through commit c3edcc274c389816d434acadac07ee78eaf330c1 fails to check user authorization in the PlayerSkins mediaSession.json.php endpoint before returning video metadata. Unauthenticated attackers can request the endpoint with a video ID parameter to retrieve password-protected video titles and owner email addresses without authentication.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-90550 since 09/12/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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Applying the patch c3edcc274c389816d434acadac07ee78eaf330c1 is able to eliminate this problem.

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• WWBN

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• AVideo

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• open-source

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

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