High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 14, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-9004
CVE-2020-9004
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.
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Affected products
3cpe:2.3:a:wowza:streaming_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:wowza:streaming_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=4.8.0
- (no CPE)range: <=4.8.0, fixed in 4.8.5
- Wowza/Wowza Streaming Enginedescription
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References
3- github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2020-9004-Authenticated%20Remote%20Authorization%20Bypass%20Leading%20to%20RCE-WowzanvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- raw.githubusercontent.com/WowzaMediaSystems/public_cve/main/wowza-streaming-engine/CVE-2020-9004.txtnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.wowza.com/docs/wowza-streaming-engine-4-8-5-release-notesnvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
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