{"id":86107,"date":"2025-12-23T04:41:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T04:41:50","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2023-49738-information-disclosure-vulnerability-in-wwbn-avideo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-49738-information-disclosure-vulnerability-in-wwbn-avideo\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2023-49738: Information Disclosure Vulnerability in WWBN AVideo<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2023-49738 is an information disclosure vulnerability identified in the image404Raw.php functionality of WWBN AVideo dev master commit 15fed957fb. This vulnerability poses a serious threat to data privacy as it allows the potential for system compromise and data leakage via a specially crafted HTTP request. The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS Severity Score of 7.5, indicating a high level of severity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2023-49738<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 7.5)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Potential system compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2656068977\" 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>WWBN AVideo | dev master commit 15fed957fb<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability is exploited by sending a specially crafted HTTP request to the image404Raw.php functionality of the affected AVideo product. This allows an attacker to arbitrarily read files, which could reveal sensitive information and potentially lead to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2284689247\" 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<br \/>\n<strong>conceptual<\/strong><br \/>\n example of how the vulnerability might be exploited:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/path\/to\/image404Raw.php?file=..\/..\/..\/..\/..\/etc\/passwd HTTP\/1.1\nHost: vulnerablewebsite.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the &#8216;file&#8217; parameter is manipulated to traverse the file system and read a file that should not be accessible, such as the &#8216;\/etc\/passwd&#8217; file, which contains user account information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of the affected product are advised to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. As a temporary mitigation, users can employ a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to block or alert on HTTP requests that appear to be exploiting this vulnerability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2023-49738 is an information disclosure vulnerability identified in the image404Raw.php functionality of WWBN AVideo dev master commit 15fed957fb. This vulnerability poses a serious threat to data privacy as it allows the potential for system compromise and data leakage via a specially crafted HTTP request. 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