CVE-2016-2164
Apache OpenMeetings allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by attempting to upload a file
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.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-2164- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2016-2164- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3709 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3709- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f6vf-465r-h42p
Apache OpenMeetings allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by attempting to upload a file
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.
- Record
GHSA-f6vf-465r-h42p- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS: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
OSVGHSA-f6vf-465r-h42p
Apache OpenMeetings allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files by attempting to upload a file
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.
- Record
GHSA-f6vf-465r-h42p- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS: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
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-2016-2164 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 7.01%, the 94th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-parent 3.1.1.
References
packetstormsecurity.com/files/136434/Apache-OpenMeetings-3.0.7-Arbitary-File-Read.html
apache.org/dist/openmeetings/3.1.1/CHANGELOG
securityfocus.com/archive/1/537887/100/0/threaded
openmeetings.apache.org/security.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2164
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f6vf-465r-h42p