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AVideo Reflected XSS via cancelUri in userLogin.php

Type: advisorySources: OSV

AVideo through commit c91b5975d contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in userLogin.php where the cancelUri parameter is echoed in an href attribute after isSafeRedirectURL checks protocol only, not HTML characters. Unauthenticated attackers can inject event handlers via relative URLs with embedded quotes to execute arbitrary JavaScript when users interact with the Cancel button.

Products
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-85159
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 11:14 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

AVideo Reflected XSS via cancelUri in userLogin.php

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 Sept 2026, 11:22 UTC

AVideo through commit c91b5975d contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in userLogin.php where the cancelUri parameter is echoed in an href attribute after isSafeRedirectURL checks protocol only, not HTML characters. Unauthenticated attackers can inject event handlers via relative URLs with embedded quotes to execute arbitrary JavaScript when users interact with the Cancel button.

osv:CVE-2026-85159
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "AVideo through commit c91b5975d contains a reflected cross-site scripting vulnerability in userLogin.php where the cancelUri parameter is echoed in an href attribute after isSafeRedirectURL checks protocol only, not HTML characters. Unauthenticated attackers can inject event handlers via relative URLs with embedded quotes to execute arbitrary JavaScript when users interact with the Cancel button.",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
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  "published_at": "2026-09-03T11:22:11.865+00:00"
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