CVE-2020-23490
There was a local file disclosure vulnerability in AVideo < 8.9 via the proxy streaming. An...
There was a local file disclosure vulnerability in AVideo < 8.9 via the proxy streaming. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this issue to read an arbitrary file on the server. Which could leak database credentials or other sensitive information such as /etc/passwd file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
There was a local file disclosure vulnerability in AVideo < 8.9 via the proxy streaming. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this issue to read an arbitrary file on the server. Which could leak database credentials or other sensitive information such as /etc/passwd file.
- Record
CVE-2020-23490- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
There was a local file disclosure vulnerability in AVideo < 8.9 via the proxy streaming. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this issue to read an arbitrary file on the server. Which could leak database credentials or other sensitive information such as /etc/passwd file.
- Record
CVE-2020-23490- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-16234 No score
There was a local file disclosure vulnerability in AVideo < 8.9 via the proxy streaming. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this issue to read an arbitrary file on the server. Which could leak database credentials or other sensitive information such as /etc/passwd file.
- Record
EUVD-2020-16234- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5529-jvgg-87h8 No score
There was a local file disclosure vulnerability in AVideo < 8.9 via the proxy streaming. An...
There was a local file disclosure vulnerability in AVideo < 8.9 via the proxy streaming. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this issue to read an arbitrary file on the server. Which could leak database credentials or other sensitive information such as /etc/passwd file.
- Record
GHSA-5529-jvgg-87h8- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
There was a local file disclosure vulnerability in AVideo < 8.9 via the proxy streaming. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this issue to read an arbitrary file on the server. Which could leak database credentials or other sensitive information such as /etc/passwd file.
- Record
CVE-2020-23490- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-23490 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Wwbn Avideo, published November 16, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.65%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.