What is CVE-2016-20035?

CVE-2016-20035 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wowza Media Systems, Llc. Streaming Engine, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-03-15.

How severe is CVE-2016-20035?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

CSRF in Wowza Media Systems, Llc. Streaming Engine

CVE-2016-20035

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 maliciou…

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.001 (18.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Wowza Media Systems, Llc. Streaming Engine — versions 4.5.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

ExploitDB-40134 (exploit)
Vulnerability Advisory (vendor-advisory)
VulnCheck Advisory: Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 CSRF via user edit endpoint (third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-20035?: CVE-2016-20035 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wowza Media Systems, Llc. Streaming Engine, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-03-15.
How severe is CVE-2016-20035?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.