GHSA-2vg4-rrx4-qcpq — wwbn/avideo
MEDIUMGHSA-2vg4-rrx4-qcpq is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) Missing Authentication vulnerability in wwbn/avideo. No vendor fix is recorded yet; mitigation options are listed below.
AVideo: Unauthenticated FFmpeg Remote Server Status Disclosure via check.ffmpeg.json.php
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-2vg4-rrx4-qcpq.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-2vg4-rrx4-qcpq by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 379,842 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
wwbn/avideoReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Summary
The plugin/API/check.ffmpeg.json.php endpoint probes the FFmpeg remote server configuration and returns connectivity status without any authentication. All sibling FFmpeg management endpoints (kill.ffmpeg.json.php, list.ffmpeg.json.php, ffmpeg.php) require User::isAdmin().
Details
The entire file at plugin/API/check.ffmpeg.json.php:
<?php
$configFile = __DIR__.'/../../videos/configuration.php';
require_once $configFile;
header('Content-Type: application/json');
$obj = testFFMPEGRemote();
die(json_encode($obj));
No User::isAdmin(), User::isLogged(), or any access control check exists.
Compare with sibling endpoints in the same directory:
kill.ffmpeg.json.phpchecksUser::isAdmin()list.ffmpeg.json.phpchecksUser::isAdmin()
Proof of Concept
curl "https://your-avideo-instance.com/plugin/API/check.ffmpeg.json.php"
Returns information about whether the platform uses a standalone FFmpeg server and its current reachability.
Impact
Infrastructure reconnaissance revealing the encoding architecture. Limited direct impact but aids targeted attack planning.
Recommended Fix
Add an admin authentication check at plugin/API/check.ffmpeg.json.php:3, after require_once $configFile;:
if (!User::isAdmin()) {
forbiddenPage('Admin only');
}
Found by aisafe.io
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | wwbn/avideo | all versions | No fix |
Affected Products
avideowwbnDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for wwbn/avideo, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
No patched version of wwbn/avideo has shipped for GHSA-2vg4-rrx4-qcpq yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.
Frequently Asked Questions
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