CVE-2016-20036

Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: March 15, 2026 at 06:34 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:43 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsStreaming EngineWowza Streaming Engine

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cverecord
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40135
Vendor AdvisoryExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2016-5343.php

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

6.1MEDIUMVulnCheck
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-79

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