RCE in Kaltura Video Platform
CVE-2016-15044
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Kaltura versions prior to 11.1.0-2 due to unsafe deserialization of user-controlled data within the keditorservices module. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this issue by sending a specially crafted serialized PHP object in the kdata GET parameter to the redirectWidgetCmd endpoint. Successful exploitation leads to execution of arbitrary PHP code in the context of the web server process.
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
Published · last modified .
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.021 (80.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 80th percentile — 80.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.021 · change: +0.006
Affected products
- Kaltura Video Platform — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/l… (exploit)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39563 (exploit)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40404 (exploit)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kaltura-php-object-injection-rce (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-15044?
- CVE-2016-15044 is a vulnerability in Kaltura Video Platform, classified under Code Injection. Published 2025-07-23.
- Is CVE-2016-15044 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.