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.

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)

EPSS: 0.014 (69.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Kaltura Video Platform — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

rapid7/metasploit-framework

References

disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (exploit)
disclosure@vulncheck.com (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.