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TI-2024-34931 Aliases CVE-2024-52055GHSA-xjf4-fvc9-r77j

Application Copy Path Traversal in Wowza Streaming Engine

Priority LOW 38CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
High
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00996 62nd 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
Partial

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 Engine4.3.0 to before 4.9.14.9.1Patch availableCNA
  • Streaming Engine VendorWowza Affected 4.3.0 to 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-2024-34929 Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Wowza Streaming EnginePriority MEDIUM 41
    • 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-2024-52055
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xjf4-fvc9-r77j

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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