PT-2021-19412 · Wowza · Wowza Streaming Engine

Francesco Giordano + 1 · Published 2021-04-23 · Updated 2021-12-08 · CVE-2021-31539

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wowza Streaming Engine versions prior to 4.8.8.01

Description The issue concerns cleartext passwords stored in the conf/admin.password file in a default installation. A regular local user can read usernames and passwords.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.8.8.01, update to version 4.8.8.01 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the conf/admin.password file to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-312

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-31539

Affected Products

Wowza Streaming Engine

References · 7

• 🔥 https://gruppotim.it/redteam · Exploit
• https://wowza.com/docs/wowza-streaming-engine-4-8-8-01-release-notes#breaking · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-31539 · Vendor Advisory
• https://wowza.com/products/streaming-engine · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31539 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/14060 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/13604 · Telegram Post