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CVE-2016-0784: Apache OpenMeetings Directory Traversal vulnerability

May 14, 2022 (updated April 14, 2025)

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Import/Export System Backups functionality in Apache OpenMeetings before 3.1.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a ZIP archive entry.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-8xq7-7hcx-8p8g
  • github.com/apache/openmeetings
  • github.com/apache/openmeetings/commit/fbab8891d96f3352c37f1be303d9c9a685aa6847
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0784
  • web.archive.org/web/20160330085718/http://haxx.ml/post/141655340521/all-your-meetings-are-belong-to-us-remote-code
  • web.archive.org/web/20160617190447/https://www.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/3.1.1/CHANGELOG
  • web.archive.org/web/20201209041006/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537929/100/0/threaded
  • web.archive.org/web/20201221104133/http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136484/Apache-OpenMeetings-3.1.0-Path-Traversal.html
  • www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39642

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 1.9.0 before 3.1.1

Fixed versions

  • 3.1.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.1.1 or above.

Impact 6.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Source file

maven/org.apache.openmeetings/openmeetings-install/CVE-2016-0784.yml

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