CVE-2021-31539 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Wowza Streaming Engine before 4.8.8.01 (in a default installation) has cleartext passwords stored in the conf/admin.password file. A regular local user is able to read usernames and passwords.

Published: 2021-04-23

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-18437	Wowza Streaming Engine before 4.8.8.01 (in a default installation) has cleartext passwords stored in the conf/admin.password file. A regular local user is able to read usernames and passwords.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

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 0.00299.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.gruppotim.it/redteam
https://www.wowza.com/docs/wowza-streaming-engine-4-8-8-01-release-notes#breaking
https://www.wowza.com/products/streaming-engine

History

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Subscriptions

Wowza Streaming Engine

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-04-23T16:11:12.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T23:03:33.468Z

Reserved: 2021-04-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-31539

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-04-23T17:15:08.333

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:51:58.497

Link: CVE-2021-31539

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-312
Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

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