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CVE-2024-52054: Application Creation Path Traversal in Wowza Streaming Engine

• Severity: low (CVSS 2.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-11-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Path Traversal in the Manager component of Wowza Streaming Engine below 4.9.1 allows an administrator user to create an XML definition file anywhere on the file system.

Affected products

• Wowza Streaming Engine: from 4.3.0 before 4.9.1 — fixed in 4.9.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Wowza Streaming Engine 4.9.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2024/11/20/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-wowza-streaming-engine-fixed/
• https://www.wowza.com/docs/wowza-streaming-engine-4-9-1-release-notes

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