CVE-2023-29246
Apache OpenMeetings: allows null-byte Injection
An attacker who has gained access to an admin account can perform RCE via null-byte injection
Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation
Versions Affected: Apache OpenMeetings from 2.0.0 before 7.1.0
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An attacker who has gained access to an admin account can perform RCE via null-byte injection
Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation
Versions Affected: Apache OpenMeetings from 2.0.0 before 7.1.0
- Record
CVE-2023-29246- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Apache OpenMeetings: allows null-byte Injection
An attacker who has gained access to an admin account can perform RCE via null-byte injection
Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation
Versions Affected: Apache OpenMeetings from 2.0.0 before 7.1.0
- Record
CVE-2023-29246- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1579
An attacker who has gained access to an admin account can perform RCE via null-byte injection
Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation
Versions Affected: Apache OpenMeetings from 2.0.0 before 7.1.0
- Record
EUVD-2023-1579- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mg5h-f3q8-c96g
Apache OpenMeetings vulnerable to remote code execution via null-bye injection
An attacker who has gained access to an admin account can perform RCE via null-byte injection
Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation
Versions Affected: Apache OpenMeetings from 2.0.0 before 7.1.0
- Record
GHSA-mg5h-f3q8-c96g- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache OpenMeetings: allows null-byte Injection
An attacker who has gained access to an admin account can perform RCE via null-byte injection
Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation
Versions Affected: Apache OpenMeetings from 2.0.0 before 7.1.0
- Record
CVE-2023-29246- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mg5h-f3q8-c96g
Apache OpenMeetings vulnerable to remote code execution via null-bye injection
An attacker who has gained access to an admin account can perform RCE via null-byte injection
Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation
Versions Affected: Apache OpenMeetings from 2.0.0 before 7.1.0
- Record
GHSA-mg5h-f3q8-c96g- CVSS 3.1
- 7.2 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-parentMaven |
2.0.0 up to 7.1.0 | 7.1.0 |
org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-parentMaven |
2.0.0 up to 7.1.0, plus listed versions 3.1.23.1.33.1.43.1.53.2.0 Show 23 moreShow less3.2.13.3.03.3.13.3.24.0.04.0.14.0.104.0.114.0.34.0.44.0.54.0.64.0.74.0.95.0.05.0.0-M15.0.0-M25.0.0-M35.0.0-M45.1.06.2.06.3.07.0.0 |
7.1.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-29246 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Apache Openmeetings, published May 12, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.46%, the 73rd percentile. Fixed in org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-parent 7.1.0.
References
lists.apache.org/thread/230plvhbdx26m43b0sy942wlwt6kkmmr
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29246
github.com/apache/openmeetings/commit/8e65a1344157b2898f2922d49a0bd2105687c4a5
issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENMEETINGS-2765