CVE-2021-31539

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-312

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 23, 2021
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2021-31539: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix