CVE-2020-9004
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.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.53% probability · 89th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-306
- Affected
- wowza/streaming engine
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2020-9004-Authenticated%20Remote%20Authorization%20Bypass%20Leading%20to%20RCE-WowzaExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WowzaMediaSystems/public_cve/main/wowza-streaming-engine/CVE-2020-9004.txtThird Party Advisory
- https://www.wowza.com/docs/wowza-streaming-engine-4-8-5-release-notesRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2020-9004-Authenticated%20Remote%20Authorization%20Bypass%20Leading%20to%20RCE-WowzaExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WowzaMediaSystems/public_cve/main/wowza-streaming-engine/CVE-2020-9004.txtThird Party Advisory
- https://www.wowza.com/docs/wowza-streaming-engine-4-8-5-release-notesRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.