CVE-2016-0784 Apache OpenMeetings Directory Traversal vulnerability

What is CVE-2016-0784?

CVE-2016-0784 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Apr 2016. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-0784?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-install. It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Openmeetings.

How do I fix CVE-2016-0784?

Upgrade org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-install to 3.1.1 or later.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2016-0784 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-0784 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2017-7664 Apache OpenMeetings does not correctly validate uploaded XML documents Critical 10.0
• CVE-2024-54676 Apache OpenMeetings: Deserialisation of untrusted data in cluster mode Critical 9.8
• CVE-2023-28326 Apache OpenMeetings: allows user impersonation Critical 9.8
• CVE-2016-8736 Apache OpenMeetings RCE Critical 9.8
• CVE-2017-7673 Apache OpenMeetings has Inadequate Encryption Strength Critical 9.8

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-8xq7-7hcx-8p8g.