# CVE-2026-59256: WWBN AVideo Unbound Token Authorization Bypass via Gallery

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-22 · Updated: 2026-08-26

## Affected

- WWBN AVideo: version range not reported

## Description

WWBN AVideo through commit 9c39d8c8 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability where getToken() creates tokens without binding to user identity or purpose, and plugin/Gallery/view/sections.php issues valid tokens to unauthenticated visitors. Attackers can retrieve a token from the Gallery endpoint and use it to bypass authorization checks in other subsystems like view/hls.php to access restricted video content.

## What to do

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

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-wq57-wxcr-rx6v
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wwbn-avideo-unbound-token-authorization-bypass-via-gallery

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