CVE-2021-35491 describes a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Wowza Streaming Engine versions through 4.8.11+5. This flaw allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to delete user accounts by manipulating the userName parameter in a GET request to /enginemanager/server/user/delete.htm, due to the absence of a CSRF token. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.1 (High), indicating a significant risk. It is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and can lead to high impact on integrity and availability by allowing unauthorized account deletion. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, suggesting low public awareness.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.8.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wowza:streaming_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.