Description
WWBN AVideo is an open source video platform. In versions 29.0 and prior, `objects/getCaptcha.php` accepts the CAPTCHA length (`ql`) directly from the query string with no clamping or sanitization, letting any unauthenticated client force the server to generate a 1-character CAPTCHA word. Combined with a case-insensitive `strcasecmp` comparison over a ~33-character alphabet and the fact that failed validations do NOT consume the stored session token, an attacker can trivially brute-force the CAPTCHA on any endpoint that relies on `Captcha::validation()` (user registration, password recovery, contact form, etc.) in at most ~33 requests per session. Commit bf1c76989e6a9054be4f0eb009d68f0f2464b453 contains a fix.
Published: 2026-04-21
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: CAPTCHA bypass & brute force
Action: Patch
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hg7g-56h5-5pqr CAPTCHA Bypass in WWBN/AVideo via Attacker-Controlled Length Parameter and Missing Token Invalidation on Failure
History

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:wwbn:avideo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 22 Apr 2026 05:30:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Wwbn
Wwbn avideo
Vendors & Products Wwbn
Wwbn avideo

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Description WWBN AVideo is an open source video platform. In versions 29.0 and prior, `objects/getCaptcha.php` accepts the CAPTCHA length (`ql`) directly from the query string with no clamping or sanitization, letting any unauthenticated client force the server to generate a 1-character CAPTCHA word. Combined with a case-insensitive `strcasecmp` comparison over a ~33-character alphabet and the fact that failed validations do NOT consume the stored session token, an attacker can trivially brute-force the CAPTCHA on any endpoint that relies on `Captcha::validation()` (user registration, password recovery, contact form, etc.) in at most ~33 requests per session. Commit bf1c76989e6a9054be4f0eb009d68f0f2464b453 contains a fix.
Title WWBN/AVideo has CAPTCHA Bypass via Attacker-Controlled Length Parameter and Missing Token Invalidation on Failure
Weaknesses CWE-804
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-04-22T18:36:10.405Z

Reserved: 2026-04-15T20:40:15.518Z

Link: CVE-2026-40935

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-22T18:14:01.653Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-21T23:16:20.577

Modified: 2026-04-23T15:50:14.787

Link: CVE-2026-40935

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-04-22T06:30:10Z

Weaknesses