CVE-2017-16922 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In com.wowza.wms.timedtext.http.HTTPProviderCaptionFile in Wowza Streaming Engine before 4.7.1, traversal of the directory structure and retrieval of a file are possible via a remote, specifically crafted HTTP request.

Published: 2018-03-05

Score: 5.3 Medium

EPSS: 1.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wowza:streaming_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-8092	In com.wowza.wms.timedtext.http.HTTPProviderCaptionFile in Wowza Streaming Engine before 4.7.1, traversal of the directory structure and retrieval of a file are possible via a remote, specifically crafted HTTP request.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01443.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WowzaMediaSystems/public_cve/main/wowza-streaming-engine/CVE-2017-16922.txt

History

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Subscriptions

Wowza Streaming Engine

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-03-05T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T20:35:21.285Z

Reserved: 2017-11-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-16922

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-03-05T18:29:00.173

Modified: 2026-06-17T01:10:09.147

Link: CVE-2017-16922

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

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