{"id":23474,"date":"2025-04-15T07:12:07","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T07:12:07","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-10T11:37:56","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T17:37:56","slug":"cve-2023-48730-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-wwbn-avideo-web-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-48730-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability-in-wwbn-avideo-web-application\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2023-48730: Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in WWBN AVideo Web Application<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities have long been a thorn in the side of web security, posing a threat to both users and the companies that serve them. The recently identified vulnerability, CVE-2023-48730, is no exception. This high-severity issue resides in the user name functionality of the navbarMenuAndLogo.php module of the WWBN AVideo web application. It has the potential to compromise <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0572-critical-vulnerability-in-totolink-lr1200gb-leading-to-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29003\">system integrity or lead<\/a> to data leakage, making it a significant area of concern for users and administrators of this software.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2023-48730<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.5 CVSS)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-33113-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31373\">System compromise or data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-296141054\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25214-race-condition-vulnerability-in-wwbn-avideo-14-4-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"67507\">WWBN AVideo<\/a> | dev master commit 15fed957fb<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/fortinet-s-fortigate-vulnerability-ssl-vpn-symlink-exploit-puts-user-access-at-risk-post-patching\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"30070\">vulnerability lies in the user<\/a> name functionality of the navbarMenuAndLogo.php module. By crafting a specially tailored HTTP request, an attacker can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-43449-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-hummerrisk-software\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"27395\">execute arbitrary JavaScript code<\/a>. This is possible due to insufficient sanitization of user input, allowing malicious scripts to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32603-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-hk-wp-online-users-stats\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"32352\">injected and subsequently executed in the user&#8217;s<\/a> browser.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4256829983\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Below is a hypothetical example of how this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50123-exploitable-vulnerability-in-hozard-alarm-system-sms-authentication\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35826\">vulnerability might be exploited<\/a>. This is a simple HTTP GET request, where the attacker manipulates the &#8220;username&#8221; query parameter with malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24297-high-risk-javascript-code-injection-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35825\">JavaScript code<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/navbarMenuAndLogo.php?username=&lt;script&gt;\/* malicious JavaScript code *\/&lt;\/script&gt; HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerable.example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the malicious script within the &#8220;username&#8221; parameter would be executed in the context of the user&#8217;s browser, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0576-critical-vulnerability-in-totolink-lr1200gb-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29395\">potentially leading<\/a> to a variety of impacts, including theft of sensitive user data or even full compromise of the user&#8217;s account.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-51063-understanding-and-mitigating-a-dom-based-xss-vulnerability-in-qstar-archive-solutions\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"27396\">Mitigating the Vulnerability<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43971-critical-vulnerability-in-gobgp-paving-the-way-for-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"40143\">way to mitigate this vulnerability<\/a> is by applying the vendor-provided patch. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation. These tools can be configured to block or alert on suspicious activity, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46414-unlimited-pin-attempts-vulnerability-in-api\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81252\">attempts to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. However, these are just stopgap measures; applying the vendor&#8217;s patch is the only way to fully resolve this vulnerability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities have long been a thorn in the side of web security, posing a threat to both users and the companies that serve them. The recently identified vulnerability, CVE-2023-48730, is no exception. This high-severity issue resides in the user name functionality of the navbarMenuAndLogo.php module of the WWBN AVideo web application. 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