Apache OpenMeetings may allow authenticated attacker to deny service for privileged users

Also known as GHSA-cv9j-7q4x-v2g2

Published 8 y ago 2018-02-28 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

6.5

v3.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

1.1%

percentile 65%

Public exploits

none known

In Apache OpenMeetings 3.0.0 - 4.0.1, CRUD operations on privileged users are not password protected allowing an authenticated attacker to deny service for privileged users.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.08% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	3.0	6.5	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`
NVD	2.0	4.0	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P`
GitHub	3.0	6.5	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`

Affected packages

Ecosystem	Package	Affected	Fixed in
maven	`org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-parent`	>=3.0.0, <4.0.2	4.0.2

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenMeetings

Classification

Weakness

CWE-287 Improper Authentication

References

lists.apache.org /thread.html/dc2151baa5301bae773603cede0d62c21ee28588dd06e5e9253c13a8%40%3Cuser.openmeetin · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1286 · advisory
github.com /apache/openmeetings · package
lists.apache.org /thread.html/dc2151baa5301bae773603cede0d62c21ee28588dd06e5e9253c13a8@%3Cuser.openmeetings · web

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2018-1286
GitHub Advisory: GHSA-cv9j-7q4x-v2g2
NVD: CVE-2018-1286

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Summary