CVE-2018-19365 (GCVE-0-2018-19365)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-03-18 19:58 – Updated: 2024-08-05 11:37
VLAI Previdian
Summary
The REST API in 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.
Severity
9.1 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2019-02-11 00:00
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 69e215a6-68ad-4c91-90c7-b4e57468c623

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2018-19365

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2019-03-18 20:58 CET

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2019-03-18
Asserted: 2019-03-18
Scope
Notes: The REST API in Wowza Streaming Engine 4.7.4.01 allows traversal of the directory structure and retrieval of a file via a remote, specifically... | Affected: Wowza Media Systems / Wowza Streaming Engine | CVSS: 9.1 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.22292 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title The REST API in Wowza Streaming Engine 4.7.4.01 allows traversal of the directory structure and retrieval of a file via a remote, specifically...
Cve Id CVE-2018-19365
Vendor Wowza Media Systems
Ghsa Id None
Product Wowza Streaming Engine
Added Date 2019-03-18T19:58:13.000Z
Cvss Score 9.1
Epss Score 0.22292
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.97618
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2018-19365
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:11 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:11 CEST
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