Wowza SE 4.5.0 Enginemanager Reflected XSS via appName/vhost/uiAppType
CVE-2016-20036 Published on March 15, 2026
Wowza Streaming Engine 4.5.0 Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
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.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2016-20036 is exploitable with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. Public availability of a proof of concept (POC) exploit exists for CVE-2016-20036. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a XSS Vulnerability?
The software does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.
CVE-2016-20036 has been classified to as a XSS vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2016-20036
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Affected Versions
Wowza Media Systems, LLC. Wowza Streaming Engine Version 4.5.0 is affected by CVE-2016-20036Exploit Probability
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