CVE-2020-9004
HIGHWowza Streaming Engine < 4.8.0 - Authenticated Authorization Bypass via Administration Panel
Title source: llmDescription
A remote authenticated authorization-bypass vulnerability in Wowza Streaming Engine 4.8.0 and earlier allows any read-only user to issue requests to the administration panel in order to change functionality. For example, a read-only user may activate the Java JMX port in unauthenticated mode and execute OS commands under root privileges. This issue was resolved in Wowza Streaming Engine 4.8.5.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2020-9004-Authenticated%20Remote%20Authorization%20Bypass%20Leading%20to%20RCE-Wowza
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.wowza.com/docs/wowza-streaming-engine-4-8-5-release-notes
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WowzaMediaSystems/public_cve/main/wowza-streaming-engine/CVE-2020-9004.txt
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0353
EPSS Percentile
87.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-306
Status
published
Products (1)
wowza/streaming_engine
< 4.8.0
Published
Apr 14, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026