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CVE-2016-0783
The sendHashByUser function in Apache OpenMeetings before 3.1.1 generates predictable password reset tokens, which makes it easier for…
High7.5EPSS 7.1%
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- redhat
Description
The sendHashByUser function in Apache OpenMeetings before 3.1.1 generates predictable password reset tokens, which makes it easier for remote attackers to reset arbitrary user passwords by leveraging knowledge of a user name and the current system time.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 7.1% · top 5.7% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- http://haxx.ml/post/141655340521/all-your-meetings-are-belong-to-us-remote-code (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136432/Apache-OpenMeetings-3.1.0-MD5-Hashing.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/3.1.1/CHANGELOG (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20160325 [CVE-2016-0783] Predictable password reset token (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- http://openmeetings.apache.org/security.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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