# CVE-2023-48728: AVideo - XSS

> Live exploitation tracking for CVE-2023-48728 by the CrowdSec Live Exploit Tracker, built from real-world attack data crowdsourced from CrowdSec's global network.

Page: https://tracker.crowdsec.net/cves/CVE-2023-48728

## Key facts

- **Exploitation phase:** Limited Exploitation. The vulnerability is known but shows very limited attacker interest or exploitation activity.
- **CVSS score:** 9.6
- **Public exploit available:** Yes
- **Affected products:** WWBN AVideo
- **Weaknesses:** CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'))

## Description

A cross-site scripting (xss) vulnerability exists in the functiongetOpenGraph videoName functionality of WWBN AVideo.

## CrowdSec analysis

[CVE-2023-48728](https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/CVE-2023-48728) is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting the functiongetOpenGraph feature of WWBN AVideo, specifically in the handling of video names. This flaw can allow attackers to inject malicious scripts, potentially leading to the execution of arbitrary code in the context of vulnerable users.

CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 26th of March 2025.

Data from the CrowdSec community indicates that exploitation of CVE-2023-48728 is highly selective and intelligence-driven. Threat actors use advanced reconnaissance and carefully choose their targets, often as part of sophisticated campaigns or advanced persistent threat operations.
CrowdSec network telemetry also shows that exploitation of CVE-2023-48728 has significantly declined over the past week. Attack volumes are well below the long-term average, suggesting attackers are rapidly losing interest. The vulnerability appears to be falling out of active use across most threat landscapes.

Attack activity typically involves requests to URLs containing `/objects/functiongetopengraph.php`.

## Timeline

- 2024-01-10: CVE Published. CVE-2023-48728 is published to NVD.
- 2025-03-26: Rule Released. CrowdSec releases a rule to detect CVE-2023-48728 exploitation attempts against the CrowdSec Network.
- 2025-03-26: CrowdSec First Seen. CrowdSec observes in-the-wild exploitation of CVE-2023-48728 for the first time.

## References

- https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-48728.yaml

## Live exploitation data

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