CVE-2026-86729
WWBN AVideo Unrestricted Authentication Attempts via get_api_preauthorize
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.1 Critical
- Published
- Sep 8, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 10, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 8, 2026
Description
WWBN AVideo through commit e01e41ecc (no patched version available) exposes get_api_preauthorize in plugin/API/API.php as a second, undocumented login path. Unlike get_api_signIn, which enforces a rate limit of 10 attempts per 5 minutes via checkRateLimit(), get_api_preauthorize performs the same credential check with no throttling for any client, allowing unlimited remote password guessing against arbitrary accounts, including admin. The endpoint also acts as a credential oracle: it returns the message "Invalid credentials" for both correct and incorrect passwords, while the users_id field in the response body discloses the authenticated identity (users_id:1 on success, users_id:0 on failure), and a correct password establishes a session cookie that remains usable for authenticated API requests. Together these issues permit unauthenticated brute-force account takeover.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 9.1 Critical | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 7.4 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
AVideoWWBN |
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References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-vvqm-mgc5-hhx3)vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: WWBN AVideo Unrestricted Authentication Attempts via get_api_preauthorizethird-party-advisory
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