Critical

AVideo has Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Unsafe Plugin ZIP Extraction

  • Disclosed: 02.03.2026
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Summary

An authenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability was identified in AVideo related to the plugin upload/import functionality.

The issue allowed an authenticated administrator to upload a specially crafted ZIP archive containing executable server-side files. Due to insufficient validation of extracted file contents, the archive was extracted directly into a web-accessible plugin directory, allowing arbitrary PHP code execution.

Vulnerability Type

  • Remote Code Execution (RCE)
  • CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

Affected Versions

  • All versions up to and including 22.x.

Fixed Version

  • A fix is expected to be released in version 23.

Root Cause

The system validated only the ZIP extension of uploaded plugin packages but did not enforce a strict allowlist of file types within the archive. Extracted files were placed directly in a web-accessible directory without preventing execution of server-side scripts.

Impact

An authenticated administrator could execute arbitrary code on the server, resulting in full system compromise, including:

  • Confidentiality loss
  • Integrity loss
  • Availability impact

Remediation

Upgrade immediately to AVideo version 23 or later.

Version 23 introduces improved validation and secure handling of plugin extraction.

Workarounds

If upgrade is not immediately possible:

  • Disable plugin upload/import functionality.
  • Configure the web server to prevent execution of PHP files inside plugin upload directories.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Composer package wwbn/avideo all versions no fix

References

CVSS score -
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-434
Platform
Composer
Package
wwbn/avideo
Disclosed
02.03.2026
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-v8jw-8w5p-23g3 - 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. High · 9.8 CVE-2026-41304 <= 29.0 no fix
  2. Critical CVE-2026-33867 <= 26.0 no fix
  3. Critical · 9.3 CVE-2026-33502 <= 26.0 no fix
  4. AVideo has Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Unsafe Plugin ZIP Extraction this entry
    Critical CVE-2026-28502 all versions no fix
  5. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2024-31819 >= 12.4, < 14.3 14.3
  6. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2023-49599 <= 12.4 no fix
  7. High · 8.8 CVE-2023-32073 <= 12.4 no fix
  8. High · 8.8 CVE-2023-30854 < 12.4 12.4
  9. High ghsa-2fch-hv74-fgw9 < 12.4 12.4
  10. Critical · 9.6 CVE-2023-25313 < 12.4 12.4
  11. High · 8.8 CVE-2020-23489 < 8.9 8.9

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