What is CVE-2024-52056?

CVE-2024-52056 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-11-21.

How severe is CVE-2024-52056?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Linux Linux_kernel

CVE-2024-52056

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.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.007 (48.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows
Wowza Streaming Engine — versions 4.3.0
Wowza Streaming_engine

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

cve@rapid7.com (Release Notes)
cve@rapid7.com (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-52056?: CVE-2024-52056 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Linux_kernel, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-11-21.
How severe is CVE-2024-52056?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.