CVE-2016-20034 Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 Privilege Escalation via user edit
HighCVSS 8.7
EPSS 0.24%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated read-only users to elevate privileges to administrator by manipulating POST parameters. Attackers can send POST requests to the user edit endpoint with accessLevel set to 'admin' and advUser parameters set to 'true' and 'on' to gain administrative access.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Wowza Media Systems, LLC. Wowza Streaming Engine | = 4.5.0 | No fix listed |
| Wowza Streaming Engine | = 4.5.0 | No fix listed |
References
- ExploitDB-40133 exploit third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- Vulnerability Advisory exploit third-party-advisory vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 Privilege Escalation via user edit third-party-advisory