What is CVE-2016-2164?

CVE-2016-2164 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Openmeetings, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-04-11.

How severe is CVE-2016-2164?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Apache Openmeetings

CVE-2016-2164

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.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.070 (93.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Apache Openmeetings
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_MISC)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ)
secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2164?: CVE-2016-2164 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Openmeetings, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2016-2164?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.