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CVE-2016-20034Disclosure(wowza / streaming_engine)

LOWCVSS 8.0 · HIGH

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD 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.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Exploit / PoC references
Vendor / third-party advisories
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-352

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

YES

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • streaming_engine

Threat summary

  • 3 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 2 signals
  • Disclosure: 2 classified signals
  • General: 1 classified signal
  • Peaked 1d ago at 2 mentions (2026-03-16); latest day: 1
  • 3 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Vendors
wowza
Products
streaming_engine

1 version affected across 1 product

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 2d
01122Mentions · 2026-03-16: 2Mentions · 2026-03-17: 1Technical Details · 2026-03-16: 203-1603-17
Signal classification2 categories
Disclosure
266.7%
General
133.3%
Referenced assets3 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-03-162
Disclosure2
2026-03-171
General1
Full discourse3 posts
  • RedPacket Security@RedPacketSec
    General

    CVE Alert: CVE-2016-20034 - Wowza Media Systems, LLC. - Wowza Streaming Engine - https://www.redpacketsecurity.com/cve-alert-cve-2016-20034-wowza-media-systems-llc-wowza-streaming-engine/ #OSINT #ThreatIntel #CyberSecurity #cve-2016-20034 #wowza-media-systems-llc #wowza-streaming-engine

    Post summary

    The tweet posts a link to a RedPacketSecurity CVE alert for CVE-2016-20034 affecting Wowza Streaming Engine, but provides no additional context or technical information.

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    3.6K followersView on X
  • CVEFind.com@CveFindCom
    Disclosure

    [CVE-2016-20034: HIGH] A privilege escalation vulnerability in Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 enables read-only users to become administrators by manipulating POST parameters, allowing unauthorized access.#cve,CVE-2016-20034,#cybersecurity https://cvefind.com/CVE-2016-20034

    Post summary

    The text discloses CVE-2016-20034, a privilege‑escalation flaw in Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 that lets read‑only users gain administrator rights by altering POST parameters.

    0000024
    601 followersView on X
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2016-20034 Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated read-only users to elevate privileges to administrator by manipul… https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-20034

    Post summary

    The post announces CVE‑2016‑20034, a privilege escalation flaw in Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 that allows authenticated, read‑only users to become administrators. No PoC, exploit, patch, or active exploitation details are provided.

    00000119
    56.7K followersView on X
CPE platform detail1 entries

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PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
Appwowzastreaming_engine4.5.0--

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