CVE-2016-20035

MEDIUM

5.3

Description

Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 contains a cross-site request forgery vulnerability that allows attackers to perform administrative actions by crafting malicious web pages. Attackers can trick logged-in administrators into visiting a malicious site that submits POST requests to the user edit endpoint to create new admin accounts with arbitrary credentials.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score5.3

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published3/16/2026

Last Modified3/19/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

wowza:streaming_engine

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-352

References

http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2016-5341.php(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40134(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wowza-streaming-engine-csrf-via-user-edit-endpoint(disclosure@vulncheck.com)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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