CVE-2023-49599

Name: CVE-2023-49599
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2024-01-10T16:15:48.257+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 0.96%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-49599 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.96% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.96%

57.0th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-331

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Wwbn	Avideo	15fed957fb

References

https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1900Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1900Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2023-1900

Timeline

Published: Jan 10, 2024
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-49599?

How severe is CVE-2023-49599?

CVE-2023-49599 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.96% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-49599?

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Source: NVD / NIST