Findings

CVE-2016-20035

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.

Published Mar 16, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · wowza streaming engine

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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Timeline

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  1. Mar 16, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    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.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    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.

Affected

  • cpe wowza/streaming engine4.5.0

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-20035

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2016-20035

    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

    nvd.nist.gov

References