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Vulnerability record · CVE-2019-19453 · published 3 August 2020

CVE-2019-19453: Wowza streaming engine cross-site scripting vulnerability

Wowza · Streaming Engine

Wowza Streaming Engine before 4.8.5 allows XSS (issue 1 of 2). An authenticated user, with access to the proxy license editing is able to insert a malicious payload that will be triggered in the main page of server settings. This issue was resolved in Wowza Streaming Engine 4.8.5.

5.4 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.81% · top 44.9% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
5.4CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 3.5
0.81%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Wowza Streaming Engine before 4.8.5 allows XSS (issue 1 of 2). An authenticated user, with access to the proxy license editing is able to insert a malicious payload that will be triggered in the main page of server settings. This issue was resolved in Wowza Streaming Engine 4.8.5.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WowzaMediaSystems/public_cve/main/wowza-streaming-engine/CVE-2019-19453.txt Third Party Advisory
https://www.gruppotim.it/redteam Third Party Advisory
https://www.wowza.com/docs/wowza-streaming-engine-4-8-5-release-notes Release NotesVendor Advisory
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WowzaMediaSystems/public_cve/main/wowza-streaming-engine/CVE-2019-19453.txt Third Party Advisory
https://www.gruppotim.it/redteam Third Party Advisory
https://www.wowza.com/docs/wowza-streaming-engine-4-8-5-release-notes Release NotesVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2019-19453), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.