CVE-2016-20036

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.

CVSS v3 6.1 MEDIUM

6.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2016-5343.php	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40135	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wowza-streaming-engine-multiple-cross-site-scripting-vulnerabilities	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:wowza:streaming_engine:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-03-16 14:17

Updated : 2026-03-19 14:17

NVD link : CVE-2016-20036

Mitre link : CVE-2016-20036

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-20036

JSON object : View

Products Affected

wowza

streaming_engine

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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