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TI-2024-34929 Aliases CVE-2024-52053GHSA-f2q5-6frm-qr93

Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Wowza Streaming Engine

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Passive
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Stored Cross-Site Scripting in the Manager component of Wowza Streaming Engine below 4.9.1 allows an unauthenticated attacker to inject client-side JavaScript into the web dashboard to automatically hijack admin accounts.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00705 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Streaming Engine (Wowza): 4.9.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
WowzaStreaming Enginebefore 4.9.14.9.1Patch availableCNA
  • Streaming Engine VendorWowza Affected before 4.9.1 Fixed in 4.9.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wowza:streaming_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.0 to before 4.9.1VulnerableWowza
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onLinux
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:wowza:streaming_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.0 to before 4.9.1 Vulnerable ·Wowza
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Microsoft

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Streaming Engine (Wowza) Fixed in 4.9.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Wowza Streaming Engine 4.9.1

    5 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 3 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2024-34928 Stream Target Remote Code Execution in Wowza Streaming EnginePriority MEDIUM 43
    • TI-2024-34931 Application Copy Path Traversal in Wowza Streaming EnginePriority LOW 38
    • TI-2024-34932 Application Delete Path Traversal in Wowza Streaming EnginePriority LOW 32
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-52053
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f2q5-6frm-qr93

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2016-09210 Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 Privilege Escalation via user edit CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2016-09209 Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 Local Privilege Escalation via nssm_x64.exe CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2016-09211 Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 CSRF via user edit endpoint CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.9
  • TI-2018-13723 The REST API in Wowza Streaming Engine 4.7.4.01 allows traversal of the directory… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2016-09212 Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
  • TI-2018-05112 An issue was discovered in the MBeans Server in Wowza Streaming Engine before 4.7.1. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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