CVE-2023-28936 Apache OpenMeetings: insufficient check of invitation hash

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

An attacker can access arbitrary recordings or rooms due to insufficient validation of invitation hashes in Apache OpenMeetings.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2023-28936?

CVE-2023-28936 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Apache OpenMeetings, published on 12 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Attacker can access arbitrary recording/room

Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation

Versions Affected: Apache OpenMeetings from 2.0.0 before 7.1.0

Weakness: CWE-697

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28936?

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

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-db MavenFrom 2.0.07.1.0
org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-db MavenFrom 2.0.07.1.0

Products include Apache Openmeetings.

How do I fix CVE-2023-28936?

Upgrade org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-db to 7.1.0 or later.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2023-28936 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28936 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v93h-rwj8-78qh.

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