CVE-2016-20035 Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 CSRF via user edit endpoint
Attackers can trick administrators into creating new admin accounts via CSRF, leading to privilege escalation and account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-20035?
CVE-2016-20035 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wowza Streaming Engine, published on 15 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-352
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-20035?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wowza Streaming Engine.
How do I fix CVE-2016-20035?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-20035 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2016-20035 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2016-20035 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Wowza Streaming Engine
Sources
Also known as GHSA-22gx-8798-xj77.