CVE-2019-19455 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

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.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wqmj-9hmf-rw4x.

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