CVE-2016-0784
Apache OpenMeetings Directory Traversal vulnerability
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-0784- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-0784- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-0798 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2016-0798- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8xq7-7hcx-8p8g
Apache OpenMeetings Directory Traversal vulnerability
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.
- Record
GHSA-8xq7-7hcx-8p8g- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-8xq7-7hcx-8p8g
Apache OpenMeetings Directory Traversal vulnerability
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.
- Record
GHSA-8xq7-7hcx-8p8g- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-installMaven |
1.9.0 up to 3.1.1 | 3.1.1 |
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Apache OpenMeetings 1.9.x < 3.1.0 - '.ZIP' File Directory Traversal | 2016-03-31 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-0784 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Apache Openmeetings, published April 11, 2016. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 54.7%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-install 3.1.1.
References
haxx.ml/post/141655340521/all-your-meetings-are-belong-to-us-remote-code
apache.org/dist/openmeetings/3.1.1/CHANGELOG
exploit-db.com/exploits/39642
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/25/2
packetstormsecurity.com/files/136484/Apache-OpenMeetings-3.1.0-Path-Traversal.html
openmeetings.apache.org/security.html
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securityfocus.com/archive/1/537929/100/0/threaded
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-0784
github.com/apache/openmeetings/commit/fbab8891d96f3352c37f1be303d9c9a685aa6847
web.archive.org/web/20160330085718/http://haxx.ml/post/141655340521/all-your-meetings-are-belong-to-us-remote-code