# CVE-2026-84480: WWBN AVideo password recovery token expiration bypass

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-84480-wwbn-avideo-password-recovery-token-expiration-bypass  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-01. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-84480 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Published 2026-09-01

WWBN AVideo is a popular video hosting and streaming platform. An attacker who obtains a password recovery token—even if it has expired—can use it indefinitely to reset any user account's password and gain full account access. This vulnerability eliminates the time-based protection that should prevent reuse of old tokens, turning a potentially intercepted email into a permanent account takeover tool.

Technologies: [WWBN AVideo](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/avideo). Vendors: [WWBN](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/wwbn).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-84480 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-84480 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-84480?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 1 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** WWBN AVideo 29.0 and earlier.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-84480?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-84480 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-84480?** Check whether you run WWBN AVideo at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The vulnerability is an insufficient session expiration (CWE-613) in the userRecoverPassSave.json.php endpoint. The password recovery workflow generates time-limited tokens (24-hour validity window) stored encrypted in the database, with a checkRecoverPass() method that properly validates expiration. However, the password-reset endpoint bypasses this validation and performs only a direct string comparison of the token, never decrypting or checking the embedded expiration timestamp. Additionally, a second logic error in the isRecoverPassValid() function uses a less-than comparison instead of equality when checking token ownership, allowing tokens issued for higher user IDs to be misused against lower-numbered accounts. An attacker with a leaked or intercepted recovery token can use it at any time—with no rate limiting—to change the target account's password and achieve full account compromise.

## Affected products

- WWBN AVideo 29.0 and earlier

## Timeline

- 2026-08-18: disclosed: GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-j9p7-hm85-9v77 published
- 2026-09-01: advisory: CVE-2026-84480 and NVD entry published

## References

- [https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-j9p7-hm85-9v77](https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo/security/advisories/GHSA-j9p7-hm85-9v77)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wwbn-avideo-password-recovery-token-expiration-bypass](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wwbn-avideo-password-recovery-token-expiration-bypass)

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