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CVE-2024-52055: Application Copy Path Traversal in Wowza Streaming Engine

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% 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 read any file on the file system if the target directory contains an XML definition file.

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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