{"id":59752,"date":"2025-07-30T12:05:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T12:05:33","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-31T21:18:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T03:18:58","slug":"cve-2025-50128-critical-xss-vulnerability-in-wwbn-avideo-14-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50128-critical-xss-vulnerability-in-wwbn-avideo-14-4\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-50128: Critical XSS Vulnerability in WWBN AVideo 14.4<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

A critical cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability has been identified in the WWBN AVideo 14.4 and dev master commit 8a8954ff, which is extensively used in video streaming applications. This vulnerability, labeled as CVE-2025-50128, could potentially allow attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript, leading to system compromise or data leakage. Given the widespread usage of WWBN AVideo in numerous web applications, this vulnerability could pose a severe<\/a> threat to data integrity and privacy.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2025-50128
\nSeverity: Critical (9.6 CVSS Score)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: Required
\nImpact: Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

WWBN AVideo<\/a> | 14.4 and dev master commit 8a8954ff<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The vulnerability arises from the insufficient sanitization of the videoNotFound 404ErrorMsg parameter in WWBN AVideo<\/a>. An attacker can craft a specially designed HTTP request<\/a> incorporating malicious JavaScript code. When a user visits a webpage hosting this malicious content, the unsanitized input is executed in the context of the user’s browser, leading to the execution of arbitrary JavaScript<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

A conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited could be a malicious HTTP request<\/a> like the following:<\/p>\n

GET \/videoNotFound?404ErrorMsg=<script>malicious_code_here<\/script> HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerable-website.com<\/code><\/pre>\n
In this example, “malicious_code_here” would be replaced by the attacker’s JavaScript code. When a user visits this crafted URL, the malicious JavaScript would execute, potentially leading to various harmful scenarios such as session hijacking, defacement of the website, or even remote code execution<\/a> on the client-side.<\/p>\n
Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n
Users of the affected versions of WWBN AVideo<\/a> are strongly advised to apply the vendor’s patch to mitigate this vulnerability. As a temporary measure, users can also employ a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to detect and prevent the exploitation of this vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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