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CVE-2016-20036

Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

Published: Mar 15, 2026Updated: Mar 19, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-79
NVD MITRE
6.1CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 85.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 contains multiple reflected cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in the enginemanager interface where input passed through various parameters is not properly sanitized before being returned to users. Attackers can inject malicious script code through parameters like appName, vhost, uiAppType, and wowzaCloudDestinationType in multiple endpoints to execute arbitrary HTML and JavaScript in a user's browser session.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:CC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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

2 techniques
Execution
Initial Access
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References

http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2016-5343.php
zeroscience.mk
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40135
exploit-db.com
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wowza-streaming-engine-multiple-cross-site-scripting-vulnerabilities
vulncheck.com

Timeline

Published
Mar 15, 2026
Last Updated
Mar 19, 2026

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