CVE-2016-2163
Apache OpenMeetings Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache OpenMeetings before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the event description when creating an event.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache OpenMeetings before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the event description when creating an event.
- Record
CVE-2016-2163- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache OpenMeetings before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the event description when creating an event.
- Record
CVE-2016-2163- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4021 No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache OpenMeetings before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the event description when creating an event.
- Record
EUVD-2022-4021- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gw38-mxr2-rm8r
Apache OpenMeetings Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache OpenMeetings before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the event description when creating an event.
- Record
GHSA-gw38-mxr2-rm8r- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-gw38-mxr2-rm8r
Apache OpenMeetings Cross-site Scripting vulnerability
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache OpenMeetings before 3.1.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the event description when creating an event.
- Record
GHSA-gw38-mxr2-rm8r- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-parentMaven |
before 3.1.1 | 3.1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-2163 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) 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 7.97%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-parent 3.1.1.
References
apache.org/dist/openmeetings/3.1.1/CHANGELOG
packetstormsecurity.com/files/136433/Apache-OpenMeetings-3.0.7-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
openmeetings.apache.org/security.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/537888/100/0/threaded
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2163
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gw38-mxr2-rm8r