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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-37172

AVideo Platform 8.1 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to reset user passwords by exploiting the password recovery mechanism. Attackers can craft malicious requests to the recoverPass endpoint using the user's recovery token to change account credentials without authentication.

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CVE-2020-37172
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31 Oct 2026, 11:28 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2020-37172

core-osv · Original source

Published 11 Feb 2026, 21:16 UTC

AVideo Platform 8.1 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to reset user passwords by exploiting the password recovery mechanism. Attackers can craft malicious requests to the recoverPass endpoint using the user's recovery token to change account credentials without authentication.

osv:CVE-2020-37172
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-37172",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "CVE-2020-37172",
    "summary": "AVideo Platform 8.1 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to reset user passwords by exploiting the password recovery mechanism. Attackers can craft malicious requests to the recoverPass endpoint using the user's recovery token to change account credentials without authentication.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-37172",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
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      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
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                },
                {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:54:21.574863162Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://avideo.com",
        "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/avideo-platform-cross-site-request-forgery-password-reset",
        "https://github.com/WWBN/AVideo",
        "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/48003"
      ],
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 385158,
  "published_at": "2026-02-11T21:16:09.47+00:00"
}