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CVE-2016-2164
The (1) FileService.importFileByInternalUserId and (2) FileService.importFile SOAP API methods in Apache OpenMeetings before 3.1.1…
High7.5EPSS 7.0%
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- redhat
Description
The (1) FileService.importFileByInternalUserId and (2) FileService.importFile SOAP API methods in Apache OpenMeetings before 3.1.1 improperly use the Java URL class without checking the specified protocol handler, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by attempting to upload a file.
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)
- 7.0% · top 5.8% of all CVEs (3 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
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- Mavenorg.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-parentGHSA-f6vf-465r-h42p (opens in a new tab)
References (4)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136434/Apache-OpenMeetings-3.0.7-Arbitary-File-Read.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-2016-2164] Arbitrary file read via SOAP API (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
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-f6vf-465r-h42p (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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