CVE-2016-0783

The sendHashByUser function in Apache OpenMeetings before 3.1.1 generates predictable password...

7.5 High

The sendHashByUser function in Apache OpenMeetings before 3.1.1 generates predictable password reset tokens, which makes it easier for remote attackers to reset arbitrary user passwords by leveraging knowledge of a user name and the current system time.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

7.10%Up 5.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

Record: CVE-2016-0783
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2016-0783
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-0797 No score

Record: EUVD-2016-0797
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f7c4-r58g-c8jh 7.5

The sendHashByUser function in Apache OpenMeetings before 3.1.1 generates predictable password...

Record: GHSA-f7c4-r58g-c8jh
CVSS 3.0: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-200
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

apache openmeetings

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-0783 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Apache Openmeetings, published April 11, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 7.10%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.