CVE-2023-49599
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
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 Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:NAttack VectorNetwork
AC:LAttack ComplexityLow
PR:NPrivileges RequiredNone
UI:NUser InteractionNone
Scope
S:UScopeUnchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentialityHigh
I:HIntegrityHigh
A:HAvailabilityHigh
Weaknesses
Affected Products
Exploitability
No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
References
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1900
talosintelligence.com
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1900
talosintelligence.com
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49599
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Timeline
Published
Jan 10, 2024
Last Updated
Nov 4, 2025
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