CVE-2016-20033
HIGHWowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 Local Privilege Escalation via nssm_x64.exe
Title source: cnaExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2016-20033. PoCs published by LiquidWorm.
AI-analyzed exploit summary The writeup details a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 due to improper file permissions (Everyone:F) and unquoted service paths, allowing authenticated users to replace executable files with malicious binaries.
Description
Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability that allows authenticated users to escalate privileges by replacing executable files due to improper file permissions granting full access to the Everyone group. Attackers can replace the nssm_x64.exe binary in the manager and engine service directories with malicious executables to execute code with LocalSystem privileges when services restart.
Exploits (1)
The writeup details a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 due to improper file permissions (Everyone:F) and unquoted service paths, allowing authenticated users to replace executable files with malicious binaries.
References (3)
Scores
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H