CVE-2016-20035 json
Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 CSRF via user edit endpoint
published 2026-03-15 7 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-10825
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 5%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 7 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40134 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- zeroscience.mk http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2016-5341.php referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L |
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.9 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Wowza Media Systems, LLC. Wowza Streaming Engine
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery
References
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/40134
exploit, third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
-
zeroscience.mk
/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2016-5341.php
vendor-advisory, exploit, third-party-advisory
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/wowza-streaming-engine-csrf-via-user-edit-endpoint
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2016-20035
- NVD CVE-2016-20035
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