CVE-2023-49599 — CRITICAL (9.8)

Vulnerability 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 Score

9.8

CRITICAL

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Wwbn	Avideo	15fed957fb

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-331

References

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

FAQ

What is CVE-2023-49599?

CVE-2023-49599 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). 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 escalat...

How severe is CVE-2023-49599?

CVE-2023-49599 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2023-49599?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Wwbn Avideo.