CVE-2023-48728
Published: 10 January 2024
Summary
CVE-2023-48728 is a critical-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability in Wwbn Avideo. Its CVSS base score is 9.6 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 4.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
A cross-site scripting vulnerability tracked as CVE-2023-48728 affects the getOpenGraph videoName function in WWBN AVideo version 11.6 and the development master commit 3c6bb3ff. The flaw, classified under CWE-79, allows a specially crafted HTTP request to trigger arbitrary JavaScript execution in a victim's browser, carrying a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.6.
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the issue by inducing a targeted user to visit a malicious webpage, resulting in arbitrary JavaScript execution with impacts across confidentiality, integrity, and availability in the affected AVideo instance. The EPSS score has remained flat at a peak of 0.1735 with no material increase since disclosure. Detailed analysis and reproduction steps are available in the Talos Intelligence report TALOS-2023-1883.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-52762
Vulnerability details
A cross-site scripting (xss) vulnerability exists in the functiongetOpenGraph videoName functionality of WWBN AVideo 11.6 and dev master commit 3c6bb3ff. A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to arbitrary Javascript execution. An attacker can get a user to visit a…
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webpage to trigger this vulnerability.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Penetration testing submits XSS payloads to web applications, detecting cross-site scripting flaws for subsequent remediation.
Validates web inputs to reject script-related content that could produce XSS.
Output validation against expected content can reject or sanitize script content in generated web pages, reducing XSS exploitability.