CVE-2016-2164

high Apache
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
1.2%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 21% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Published: April 11, 2016 (3686 days ago)
Last Modified: May 6, 2026
Vendor: Apache
Source: NVD

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.

CWE

CWE-200

Affected Products

apache openmeetings

References

🔗 openmeetings.apache.org 🔗 packetstormsecurity.com 🔗 www.securityfocus.com 🔗 www.apache.org 🔗 openmeetings.apache.org