What is CVE-2016-3089?

CVE-2016-3089 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Openmeetings, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-08-19.

How severe is CVE-2016-3089?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

XSS in Apache Openmeetings

CVE-2016-3089

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the SWF panel in Apache OpenMeetings before 3.1.2 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the swf parameter.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2016-08-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.049 (91.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.049 · newest: 0.049 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Openmeetings

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/138313/Apache-OpenMeetings-3.1.0-Cross-Site-Scrip…
www.securityfocus.com/bid/92442 (vdb-entry)
openmeetings.apache.org/security.html (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/539192/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
www.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/3.1.2/CHANGELOG (Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-3089?: CVE-2016-3089 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Openmeetings, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2016-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2016-3089?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.