CVE-2023-49599

Description

An insufficient entropy vulnerability exists in the salt generation functionality of WWBN AVideo dev master commit 15fed957fb. A specially crafted series of HTTP requests can lead to privilege escalation. An attacker can gather system information via HTTP requests and brute force the salt offline, leading to forging a legitimate password recovery code for the admin user.

CVSS v3.1 Score

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-331 CWE-331

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
wwbn	avideo	All

References

Exploits

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1900 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1900

Other References

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1900

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-49599? +

An insufficient entropy vulnerability exists in the salt generation functionality of WWBN AVideo dev master commit 15fed957fb. A specially crafted series of HTTP requests can lead to privilege escalation. An attacker can gather system information via HTTP requests and brute force the salt offline, leading to forging a legitimate password recovery code for the admin user. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2023-49599? +

CVE-2023-49599 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8 out of 10, rated CRITICAL. This is a critical vulnerability that should be patched immediately.

What products are affected by CVE-2023-49599? +

CVE-2023-49599 affects products from wwbn, specifically: avideo. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2023-49599? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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