Directory Traversal in Wowza Streaming Engine by Wowza Media Systems
CVE-2017-16922

5.3MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Wowza

Status
Streaming Engine
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 March 2018

What is CVE-2017-16922?

A directory traversal vulnerability exists in the HTTPProviderCaptionFile component of Wowza Streaming Engine prior to version 4.7.1. This flaw allows an attacker to exploit specially crafted HTTP requests to traverse the directory structure and access files on the server that would typically be restricted. Exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive information stored on the server, posing a significant security risk.

References

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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.3
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
None
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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