AVideo vulnerability

What happened

AVideo through 29.0 (commit c3edcc274c389816d434acadac07ee78eaf330c1) fails to validate video access permissions in the API like endpoint, allowing logged-in users to vote on password-protected and group-restricted videos. Attackers can submit like and dislike requests to increment vote counters on videos they cannot watch by calling the set.json.php endpoint with APIName parameters.

Affected versions

AVideo: 0 through c3edcc274c389816d434acadac07ee78eaf330c1 (git); 0 through 29.0 (custom) Fixed: See vendor advisory.

Why it matters

Review the vendor advisory and exposure of the affected product to determine operational impact.

Detection & mitigation

• Apply vendor-provided updates or mitigations.
• Review affected product exposure and access logs.