PT-2026-46842 · Packagist · Wwbn Avideo
AVideo: Stored XSS via
Root Cause: Shallow sanitization only covers
Published
2026-06-04
·
Updated
2026-06-04
CVSS v4.0
7.7
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
AVideo: Stored XSS via autoEvalCodeOnHTML in MessageSQLite WebSocket Handler
Summary
AVideo has a stored XSS vulnerability in the WebSocket messaging system. The
MessageSQLite.php handler only strips autoEvalCodeOnHTML from $json['msg'], but msgToResourceId() reads from $msg['json'] with higher priority. An attacker can place the XSS payload in the json key instead of msg, bypassing the sanitization entirely.Affected Versions
AVideo <= latest
Vulnerability Details
Root Cause: Shallow sanitization only covers $json['msg']
plugin/YPTSocket/MessageSQLite.php lines 268-271 — the incomplete fix:if (empty($msgObj->isCommandLineInterface) && ($msgObj->sentFrom ?? '') !== 'php') {
if (is array($json['msg'] ?? null)) {
unset($json['msg']['autoEvalCodeOnHTML']); // Only strips from $json['msg']
}
}
plugin/YPTSocket/MessageSQLite.php lines 361-367 — the bypass via msgToResourceId():if (!empty($msg['json'])) {
$obj['msg'] = $msg['json']; // $msg['json']['autoEvalCodeOnHTML'] is NEVER stripped
} else if (!empty($msg['msg'])) {
$obj['msg'] = $msg['msg']; // Only this path was sanitized
} else {
$obj['msg'] = $msg;
}
Compare with the correctly patched
Message.php (lines 254-256):$json = removeAutoEvalCodeOnHTMLRecursive($json); // Strips from ALL nested paths
And
MessageSQLiteV2.php (lines 302-303):$json = removeAutoEvalCodeOnHTMLRecursive($json); // Same recursive fix
MessageSQLite.php does not call removeAutoEvalCodeOnHTMLRecursive() at all.Attack Chain
- Attacker sends a WebSocket message with
autoEvalCodeOnHTMLin thejsonkey instead ofmsg - The fix at line 268-271 only checks
$json['msg']— thejsonkey is untouched msgToResourceId()reads$msg['json']first (line 361) because!empty($msg['json'])is true- The payload is delivered to the victim's WebSocket client and evaluated via
autoEvalCodeOnHTML
Proof of Concept
// Connect to AVideo WebSocket as authenticated user
const ws = new WebSocket('wss://TARGET/plugin/YPTSocket/server.php?token=USER TOKEN');
ws.onopen = () => {
ws.send(JSON.stringify({
msg: "Hello", // sanitized path — decoy
json: {autoEvalCodeOnHTML: "alert('XSS')"}, // unsanitized path — payload
to users id: VICTIM USER ID,
resourceId: RESOURCE ID
}));
};
// Victim's client evaluates alert('XSS') via autoEvalCodeOnHTML mechanism
Impact
An authenticated attacker can:
- Execute arbitrary JavaScript in any connected user's browser session via the WebSocket messaging system
- Steal session cookies and authentication tokens
- Perform account takeover via session hijacking
- Chain with CSRF to execute admin actions on behalf of the victim
The vulnerability affects the default SQLite WebSocket backend configuration.
Suggested Remediation
Apply
removeAutoEvalCodeOnHTMLRecursive() in MessageSQLite.php, consistent with Message.php and MessageSQLiteV2.php:// Before (vulnerable — shallow strip):
if (is array($json['msg'] ?? null)) {
unset($json['msg']['autoEvalCodeOnHTML']);
}
// After (fixed — recursive strip):
$json = removeAutoEvalCodeOnHTMLRecursive($json);Fix
XSS
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Weakness Enumeration
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Affected Products
Wwbn Avideo