CVE-2016-20035
mediumpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.002 · 5 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.7–6.9
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affected products (2)
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references (9)
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- http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2016-5341.phpcnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40134cnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wowza-streaming-engine-csrf-via-user-edit-endpointcnnvd
- http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2016-5341.phpenisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40134enisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wowza-streaming-engine-csrf-via-user-edit-endpointenisa_euvd
- http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2016-5341.phpExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40134ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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