CVE-2023-50172 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-50172

A recovery notification bypass vulnerability exists in the userRecoverPass.php captcha...

Vulnerability Description

A recovery notification bypass vulnerability exists in the userRecoverPass.php captcha validation functionality of WWBN AVideo dev master commit 15fed957fb. A specially crafted HTTP request can lead to the silent creation of a recovery pass code for any user.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Discovered by Claudio Bozzato of Cisco Talos.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

AVideo
Vulnerable Versions:
dev master commit 15fed957fb

Timeline

Official Publish: January 10th, 2024
Last Modified: November 4th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-640

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.