CVE-2020-9004

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.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.01% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory wowza.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/DrunkenShells/Disclosures/tree/master/CVE-2020-9004-Authenticated%20Remote%20Authorization%20Bypass%20Leading%20to%20RCE-Wowza third party advisory exploit
https://www.wowza.com/docs/wowza-streaming-engine-4-8-5-release-notes release notes vendor advisory
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WowzaMediaSystems/public_cve/main/wowza-streaming-engine/CVE-2020-9004.txt third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-9004?
CVE-2020-9004 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-9004?
To fix CVE-2020-9004, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-9004 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-9004 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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