Vulnerability in Wowza Streaming Engine
CVE-2019-19455
Wowza Streaming Engine before 4.8.5 has Insecure Permissions which may allow a local attacker to escalate privileges in / usr / local / WowzaStreamingEngine / manager / bin / in the Linux version of the server by writing arbitrary commands in any file and execute them as root. This issue was resolved in Wowza Streaming Engine 4.8.5.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 28.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.gruppotim.it/redteam (Third Party Advisory)
- www.wowza.com/docs/wowza-streaming-engine-4-8-5-release-notes (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- raw.githubusercontent.com/WowzaMediaSystems/public_cve/main/wowza-streaming-eng… (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-19455?
- CVE-2019-19455 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wowza Streaming Engine, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-08-03.
- How severe is CVE-2019-19455?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.