CVE-2023-49599: WWBN AVideo · Insufficient Entropy
Affects WWBN AVideoSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 61% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Jan 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
- Immediately monitor for unusual password recovery requests or multiple failed attempts targeting admin accounts to detect potential exploitation attempts.
- Restrict access to the AVideo platform to trusted IP ranges or via VPN to reduce exposure to external attackers.
- Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules to detect and block suspicious HTTP request patterns that attempt to gather system information or brute force salts.
- Enhance logging and alerting around password recovery workflows to identify anomalies early.
- Coordinate with WWBN for timely patches or updates addressing the entropy issue; apply patches as soon as they become available.
- In the interim, consider disabling password recovery features or enforcing multi-factor authentication (MFA) for administrative accounts to mitigate risk.
- Conduct a security review of cryptographic implementations to ensure proper entropy sources are used in all sensitive operations.
- Educate administrators and users about the risk and encourage strong, unique passwords alongside MFA to reduce impact if credentials are compromised.
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.