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CVE-2016-20035

Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 CSRF via user edit endpoint

Published: Mar 15, 2026Updated: Mar 19, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-352
NVD MITRE
5.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 95.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

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.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-352

Affected Products

streaming enginewowza
On-prem
Communications / video-conferencing
Wowza Streaming EngineWowza Media Systems, LLC.
On-prem
Communications / video-conferencing
wowzacommercialCommunicationsaka wowza streaming engine
wowza media systems, llc.commercialCommunicationsaka wowza streaming engine

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2016-5341.php
zeroscience.mk
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40134
exploit-db.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wowza-streaming-engine-csrf-via-user-edit-endpoint
vulncheck.com

Timeline

Published
Mar 15, 2026
Last Updated
Mar 19, 2026

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