# CVE-2026-33500: AVideo Vulnerable to Stored XSS via Markdown \`javascript:\` URI Bypasses ParsedownSafeWithLinks Sanitization

- Also known as: GHSA-72H5-39R7-R26J
- Severity: CVSS 5.4 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-03-23 · Updated: 2026-03-24

## Affected

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

## Description

WWBN AVideo is an open source video platform. In versions up to and including 26.0, the fix for CVE-2026-27568 (GHSA-rcqw-6466-3mv7) introduced a custom `ParsedownSafeWithLinks` class that sanitizes raw HTML `<a>` and `<img>` tags in comments, but explicitly disables Parsedown's `safeMode`. This creates a bypass: markdown link syntax `[text](javascript:alert(1))` is processed by Parsedown's `inlineLink()` method, which does not go through the custom `sanitizeATag()` sanitization (that only handles raw HTML tags). With `safeMode` disabled, Parsedown's built-in `javascript:` URI filtering (`sanitiseElement()`/`filterUnsafeUrlInAttribute()`) is also inactive. An attacker can inject stored XSS via comment markdown links. Commit 3ae02fa240939dbefc5949d64f05790fd25d728d contains a patch.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on WWBN AVideo, wwbn/avideo, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-72h5-39r7-r26j
- https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/commit/3ae02fa240939dbefc5949d64f05790fd25d728d

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