CVE-2019-19455 Privilege escalation in n/a
A local attacker can escalate privileges to root by writing arbitrary commands in specific directories due to insecure permissions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-19455?
CVE-2019-19455 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Wowza Streaming Engine before 4.8.5 has Insecure Permissions which may allow a local attacker to escalate privileges in / usr / local / WowzaStreamingEngine / manager / bin / in the Linux version of the server by writing arbitrary commands in any file and execute them as root. This issue was resolved in Wowza Streaming Engine 4.8.5.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-19455?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wowza Streaming Engine.
How do I fix CVE-2019-19455?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-19455 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-19455 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-19455 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wqmj-9hmf-rw4x.