Critical

AVideo has Unauthenticated SQL Injection via JSON Request Bypass in objects/videos.json.php

  • Disclosed: 02.03.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Impact

An unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability exists in AVideo within the objects/videos.json.php and objects/video.php components.

The application fails to properly sanitize the catName parameter when it is supplied via a JSON-formatted POST request body. Because JSON input is parsed and merged into $_REQUEST after global security checks are executed, the payload bypasses the existing sanitization mechanisms.

This allows an unauthenticated attacker to:

  • Execute arbitrary SQL queries
  • Perform full database exfiltration
  • Extract sensitive data including administrator usernames, password hashes, session identifiers and user records
  • Potentially escalate privileges by cracking password hashes offline
  • Chain with authenticated vulnerabilities to achieve full system compromise

This vulnerability is classified as:

  • CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command (SQL Injection)

Patches

This vulnerability has been fixed in version 23.

Users must upgrade to version 23 or later.

Workarounds

There is no reliable workaround.

The only recommended mitigation is to upgrade immediately to version 23 upon its release.

References

Internal security report.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package wwbn/avideo <= 21.0.0 no fix

References

CVSS score 9.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-89
Platform
Composer
Package
wwbn/avideo
Disclosed
02.03.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-pv87-r9qf-x56p - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: wwbn/avideo

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Composer package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (160) in the archive
Total entries
160
First → latest
04.2022 06.2026
Without a fix
143
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 14
  • High 61
  • Medium 83
  • Low 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2022: 2
  2. 2023: 5
  3. 2024: 5
  4. 2025: 0
  5. 2026: 148
Severity:
  1. AVideo has Unauthenticated SQL Injection via JSON Request Bypass in objects/videos.json.php this entry
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-28501 <= 21.0.0 no fix
  2. High · 9.8 CVE-2026-41304 <= 29.0 no fix
  3. Critical CVE-2026-33867 <= 26.0 no fix
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