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CVE-2021-21286: Authorization Bypass in AVideo Platform

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-02-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-863

Description

AVideo Platform is an open-source Audio and Video platform. It is similar to a self-hosted YouTube. In AVideo Platform before version 10.2 there is an authorization bypass vulnerability which enables an ordinary user to get admin control. This is fixed in version 10.2. All queries now remove the pass hash and the recoverPass hash.

Affected products

• WWBN AVideo: before 10.2 — fixed in 10.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WWBN AVideo 10.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://avideo.tube/
• https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-xq8j-fhg5-hr39
• https://avideo.tube/
• https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-xq8j-fhg5-hr39

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