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CVE-2017-16922

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-03-05 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

In com.wowza.wms.timedtext.http.HTTPProviderCaptionFile in Wowza Streaming Engine before 4.7.1, traversal of the directory structure and retrieval of a file are possible via a remote, specifically crafted HTTP request.

Affected products

• Wowza Streaming Engine: before 4.7.1 — fixed in 4.7.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Wowza Streaming Engine 4.7.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WowzaMediaSystems/public_cve/main/wowza-streaming-engine/CVE-2017-16922.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WowzaMediaSystems/public_cve/main/wowza-streaming-engine/CVE-2017-16922.txt

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