Description

AVideo: Missing Authorization in Playlist Schedule Creation Allows Cross-User Broadcast Hijacking

Summary

The plugin/PlayLists/View/Playlists_schedules/add.json.php endpoint allows any authenticated user with streaming permission to create or modify broadcast schedules targeting any playlist on the platform, regardless of ownership. When the schedule executes, the rebroadcast runs under the victim playlist owner's identity, allowing content hijacking and stream disruption.

Details

The endpoint at plugin/PlayLists/View/Playlists_schedules/add.json.php performs only a capability check, not an ownership check:

// add.json.php:14 — only checks if user CAN stream, not if they OWN the playlist
if (!User::canStream()) {
    forbiddenPage(__("You cannot livestream"));
}

// Line 18-19: attacker-controlled playlists_id is used directly
$o = new Playlists_schedules(@$_POST['id']);
$o->setPlaylists_id($_POST['playlists_id']);...
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The Playlists_schedules::save() method (line 182) only validates that playlists_id is non-empty — no ownership check:

public function save()
{
    if(empty($this->playlists_id)){
        _error_log("Playlists_schedules::save playlists_id is empty");
        return false;
    }
    // ...
    return parent::save();...
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When the schedule triggers via plugin/PlayLists/run.php, the rebroadcast executes under the playlist owner's user ID, not the schedule creator's:

// run.php:55 — uses playlist owner's ID
$pl = new PlayList($ps->playlists_id);
$response = Rebroadcaster::rebroadcastVideo(
    $ps->current_videos_id,
    $pl->getUsers_id(),  // <-- victim's user ID
    Playlists_schedules::getPlayListScheduledIndex($value['id']),
    $title
);...
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By contrast, all other playlist modification endpoints properly verify ownership via PlayLists::canManagePlaylist():

// PlayLists.php:55-68
static function canManagePlaylist($playlists_id)
{
    if (!User::isLogged()) return false;
    if (self::canManageAllPlaylists()) return true;
    $pl = new PlayList($playlists_id);
    if ($pl->getUsers_id() == User::getId()) return true;
    return false;...
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This check is used in saveShowOnTV.json.php:43, playListToSerie.php:24, and getPlaylistButtons.php:34, but is entirely absent from add.json.php.

Additionally, the delete.json.php endpoint requires User::isAdmin() (line 11), making the disparity with add.json.php even clearer.

When providing an existing schedule id via POST (line 18), no ownership check is performed on the existing schedule record either, allowing modification of any schedule on the platform.

PoC

# Replace VICTIM_PLAYLIST_ID with the target playlist ID (enumerable via API)
curl -X POST 'https://target.com/plugin/PlayLists/View/Playlists_schedules/add.json.php' \
  -H 'Cookie: PHPSESSID=<attacker_session>' \
  -d 'playlists_id=<VICTIM_PLAYLIST_ID>&name=hijacked&start_datetime=2026-03-26+12:00:00&finish_datetime=2026-03-27+12:00:00&loop=1&repeat=d&parameters={}'

# Step 3: Modify an existing schedule by providing its id
curl -X POST 'https://target.com/plugin/PlayLists/View/Playlists_schedules/add.json.php' \...
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Impact

Content hijacking: Attacker can force-broadcast content from any user's playlist, including private or paid content

Stream disruption: Scheduled rebroadcast can interfere with a victim's ongoing live streams

Identity abuse: Rebroadcast executes under the victim's user identity, making it appear the victim initiated the broadcast

Resource consumption: Scheduled broadcasts consume the victim's server bandwidth allocation

Schedule tampering: Existing schedules can be modified or redirected by any streaming user

Recommended Fix

Add ownership validation in add.json.php before saving:

// After line 16 (canStream check), add:
$playlists_id = intval($_POST['playlists_id']);
if (!PlayLists::canManagePlaylist($playlists_id)) {
    forbiddenPage(__("You cannot manage this playlist"));
}

// When editing existing schedules, also verify ownership of the existing record:
if (!empty($_POST['id'])) {...
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Mitigation

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