Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
WWBN AVideo had a flaw that could let attackers bypass the captcha tied to login-attempt restrictions. That makes password guessing more practical against affected deployments. The cited affected version is only dev master commit 15fed957fb; the bundle does not prove broader release exposure.
Executive priority
Prioritize review if AVideo is externally exposed or protects privileged media, admin, or customer accounts. The main business risk is account takeover through easier password guessing.
Technical view
CVE-2023-49810 is a CWE-307 improper login-attempt restriction issue in AVideo checkLoginAttempts. A specially crafted HTTP request can bypass captcha and support brute-force credential attacks. CVSS 3.1 is 7.3 with network, low-complexity, unauthenticated exploitation characteristics.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited by the provided evidence to WWBN AVideo dev master commit 15fed957fb, especially where the login interface is reachable from the internet or untrusted networks.
Exploitation context
The bundle describes abuse through repeated HTTP requests, but KEV is false and no provided source confirms active exploitation. Treat as plausible credential-attack enablement, not confirmed in-the-wild compromise.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports an unauthenticated, network-reachable captcha bypass in checkLoginAttempts, mapped to CWE-307. The source bundle does not provide a fixed version, patch commit, exploitation telemetry, or evidence beyond the named dev commit.
Mitigation direction
- Identify whether any AVideo deployment is based on dev master commit 15fed957fb.
- Check WWBN AVideo and Talos guidance for an upstream fix or secure version.
- Restrict public access to AVideo login pages where business requirements allow.
- Monitor and rate-limit repeated login attempts at edge controls.
- Review authentication protections, including captcha, lockout, MFA, and alerting.
Validation and detection
- Inventory AVideo instances and compare deployed code or version lineage to commit 15fed957fb.
- Review authentication logs for repeated failed logins and captcha anomalies.
- Confirm whether vendor guidance names a fixed commit or release before upgrading.
- Validate login-attempt controls in an authorized test environment without credential spraying.
- Check whether internet-facing AVideo login routes are reachable from untrusted networks.
Public sources used
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- High
- CVSS
- 7.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L3.93.4Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.3HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.