CVE-2024-52056 Application Delete Path Traversal in Wowza Streaming Engine
An administrator can delete arbitrary directories on the file system via path traversal in the Manager component.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-52056?
CVE-2024-52056 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Wowza Streaming Engine, published on 21 Nov 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Path Traversal in the Manager component of Wowza Streaming Engine below 4.9.1 allows an administrator user to delete any directory on the file system if the target directory contains an XML definition file.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52056?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wowza Streaming Engine.
How do I fix CVE-2024-52056?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-52056 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-52056 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52056 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wowza Streaming Engine
Sources
Also known as GHSA-84j6-9f5r-c6v4.