CVE-2024-54676
Apache OpenMeetings: Deserialisation of untrusted data in cluster mode
Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation
Versions Affected: Apache OpenMeetings from 2.1.0 before 8.0.0
Description: Default clustering instructions at https://openmeetings.apache.org/Clustering.html doesn't specify white/black lists for OpenJPA this leads to possible deserialisation of untrusted data. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 8.0.0 and update their startup scripts to include the relevant 'openjpa.serialization.class.blacklist' and 'openjpa.serialization.class.whitelist' configurations as shown in the documentation.
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
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation
Versions Affected: Apache OpenMeetings from 2.1.0 before 8.0.0
Description: Default clustering instructions at https://openmeetings.apache.org/Clustering.html doesn't specify white/black lists for OpenJPA this leads to possible deserialisation of untrusted data. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 8.0.0 and update their startup scripts to include the relevant 'openjpa.serialization.class.blacklist' and 'openjpa.serialization.class.whitelist' configurations as shown in the documentation.
- Record
CVE-2024-54676- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Apache OpenMeetings: Deserialisation of untrusted data in cluster mode
Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation
Versions Affected: Apache OpenMeetings from 2.1.0 before 8.0.0
Description: Default clustering instructions at https://openmeetings.apache.org/Clustering.html doesn't specify white/black lists for OpenJPA this leads to possible deserialisation of untrusted data. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 8.0.0 and update their startup scripts to include the relevant 'openjpa.serialization.class.blacklist' and 'openjpa.serialization.class.whitelist' configurations as shown in the documentation.
- Record
CVE-2024-54676- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-0037
Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation
Versions Affected: Apache OpenMeetings from 2.1.0 before 8.0.0
Description: Default clustering instructions at https://openmeetings.apache.org/Clustering.html doesn't specify white/black lists for OpenJPA this leads to possible deserialisation of untrusted data. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 8.0.0 and update their startup scripts to include the relevant 'openjpa.serialization.class.blacklist' and 'openjpa.serialization.class.whitelist' configurations as shown in the documentation.
- Record
EUVD-2025-0037- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mjf9-4pcv-vfg7
Apache OpenMeetings vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation
Versions Affected: Apache OpenMeetings from 2.1.0 before 8.0.0
Description: Default clustering instructions at https://openmeetings.apache.org/Clustering.html doesn't specify white/black lists for OpenJPA this leads to possible deserialisation of untrusted data. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 8.0.0 and update their startup scripts to include the relevant 'openjpa.serialization.class.blacklist' and 'openjpa.serialization.class.whitelist' configurations as shown in the documentation.
- Record
GHSA-mjf9-4pcv-vfg7- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Apache OpenMeetings: Deserialisation of untrusted data in cluster mode
Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation
Versions Affected: Apache OpenMeetings from 2.1.0 before 8.0.0
Description: Default clustering instructions at https://openmeetings.apache.org/Clustering.html doesn't specify white/black lists for OpenJPA this leads to possible deserialisation of untrusted data. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 8.0.0 and update their startup scripts to include the relevant 'openjpa.serialization.class.blacklist' and 'openjpa.serialization.class.whitelist' configurations as shown in the documentation.
- Record
CVE-2024-54676- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mjf9-4pcv-vfg7
Apache OpenMeetings vulnerable to Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation
Versions Affected: Apache OpenMeetings from 2.1.0 before 8.0.0
Description: Default clustering instructions at https://openmeetings.apache.org/Clustering.html doesn't specify white/black lists for OpenJPA this leads to possible deserialisation of untrusted data. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 8.0.0 and update their startup scripts to include the relevant 'openjpa.serialization.class.blacklist' and 'openjpa.serialization.class.whitelist' configurations as shown in the documentation.
- Record
GHSA-mjf9-4pcv-vfg7- CVSS 4.0
- 9.3 Critical
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-parentMaven |
2.1.0 up to 8.0.0 | 8.0.0 |
org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-parentMaven |
2.1.0 up to 8.0.0, plus listed versions 3.1.23.1.33.1.43.1.53.2.0 Show 24 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-M45.1.06.2.06.3.07.0.07.2.0 |
8.0.0 |
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-2024-54676 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Apache Openmeetings, published January 8, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 68.8%, the 99th percentile. Fixed in org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-parent 8.0.0.
References
lists.apache.org/thread/o0k05jxrt5tp4nm45lj14yfjxmg67m95
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/01/08/1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-54676
github.com/apache/openmeetings/commit/1c3426c6d3abbd984a3c01a61decf1242ea38923
issues.apache.org/jira/browse/OPENMEETINGS-2787