CVE-2024-52056 (GCVE-0-2024-52056)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-11-21 22:59 – Updated: 2024-11-21 23:29
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Application Delete Path Traversal in Wowza Streaming Engine
Summary
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.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-11-21 23:29 UTC
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wowza | Streaming Engine |
Affected:
4.3.0 , < 4.9.1
(cpe)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2024-11-21 22:15
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