Apache OpenMeetings Directory Traversal vulnerability

MEDIUM 6.5CVE-2016-0784 · GHSA-8xq7-7hcx-8p8g · Published 11/04/2016 · updated 17/06/2026

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-install Maven	`≥ 1.9.0, < 3.1.1`	`3.1.1`
openmeetings apache	`≤ 3.1.0`	No fix yet

Description

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.

NVD description

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0784 · ADVISORY
apache/openmeetings commit fbab889 · WEB
apache/openmeetings · PACKAGE
web.archive.org/web/20160330085718/http://haxx.ml/post/141655340521/all-your-meetings-are-belong-to-us-remote-code · WEB
web.archive.org/web/20160617190447/https://www.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/3.1.1/CHANGELOG · WEB
web.archive.org/web/20201209041006/http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537929/100/0/threaded · WEB
web.archive.org/web/20201221104133/http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136484/Apache-OpenMeetings-3.1.0-Path-Traversal.html · WEB
exploit-db.com/exploits/39642 · WEB
openmeetings.apache.org/security.html · WEB
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/25/2 · WEB
haxx.ml/post/141655340521/all-your-meetings-are-belong-to-us-remote-code
packetstormsecurity.com/files/136484/Apache-OpenMeetings-3.1.0-Path-Traversal.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/537929/100/0/threaded
apache.org/dist/openmeetings/3.1.1/CHANGELOG · Vendor Advisory
exploit-db.com/exploits/39642

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