AVideo stores category descriptions from user input and later renders category_description as raw HTML in the Gallery view. A user who can create or edit
categories can store JavaScript in a category description, which executes when another user views the affected Gallery/category page.
This is a stored XSS in the category description field, separate from previously fixed XSS issues in video titles or comments.
### Details
Source:
objects/categoryAddNew.json.php
```php
$objCat->setDescription($_POST['description']);
Storage setter:
objects/category.php
public function setDescription($description)
{
$this->description = $description;
}
Sink:
`plugin/Gallery/view/mainAreaCategory.php`
<div id="categoryDescription<?php echo $duid; ?>" style="display: none;"><?php echo $videos[0]['category_description']; ?></div>
The value is rendered without `htmlspecialchars()`, `htmlentities()`, `HTMLPurifier`, or equivalent output encoding.
### PoC
Prerequisites:
- AVideo current master / v29.0
- User account with permission to create or edit categories
- Gallery plugin/view enabled
- At least one video assigned to the affected category
Steps:
1. Log in as a user who can create or edit categories.
2. Create or edit a category.
3. Set the category description to:
<img src=x onerror=alert(document.domain)>
4. Save the category.
5. Assign at least one video to that category.
6. Open the Gallery/category page that renders the category section.
7. The payload is inserted into the page as raw HTML and JavaScript executes.
### Impact
An attacker with category edit permission can execute JavaScript in the browser of users or administrators who view the affected Gallery/category page. This can
be used to perform actions as the victim, steal same-origin data accessible to JavaScript, or abuse administrative UI actions if an administrator views the
malicious category.
### Recommended fix
- Sanitize category descriptions on input with the same HTML policy used for video descriptions, or store plain text only.
- Encode on output:
```php
echo htmlspecialchars($videos[0]['category_description'], ENT_QUOTES, 'UTF-8');
| Score | Percentile |
|---|---|
| 0.03% | 10.67% |
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.4 | 3.1 | — |
|
| Type | Value |
|---|---|
| GHSA | GHSA-c8h8-vq34-9fw2 ↗ |
| CVE | CVE-2026-47694 ↗ |
| CWE id | Name |
|---|---|
| CWE-79 | Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') |
Vulnerable version ranges and first patched releases as published by GitHub.
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | First patched | Vulnerable functions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| composer | WWBN/AVideo | <= 29.0 | — | — |