# CVE-2026-33352: AVideo has an Unauthenticated SQL Injection via \`doNotShowCats\` Parameter (Backslash Escape Bypass)

- Also known as: GHSA-MCJ5-6QR4-95FJ
- 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=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 26.0
- Published: 2026-03-23 · Updated: 2026-03-24

## Affected

- WWBN AVideo: fixed in 26.0
- wwbn/avideo (Packagist): through 26.0

## Description

WWBN AVideo is an open source video platform. Prior to version 26.0, an unauthenticated SQL injection vulnerability exists in `objects/category.php` in the `getAllCategories()` method. The `doNotShowCats` request parameter is sanitized only by stripping single-quote characters (`str_replace("'", '', ...)`), but this is trivially bypassed using a backslash escape technique to shift SQL string boundaries. The parameter is not covered by any of the application's global input filters in `objects/security.php`. Version 26.0 contains a patch for the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on WWBN AVideo, wwbn/avideo, upgrade to a fixed version (26.0) per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-mcj5-6qr4-95fj
- https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/commit/206d38e97b8c854771bb2907b13f9f36e8bcf874

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