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CVE-2016-0784

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-0784 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in the Import/Export System Backups functionality of Apache OpenMeetings versions prior to 3.1.1. This flaw allows remote authenticated administrators to write arbitrary files by including ".." (dot dot) sequences within ZIP archive entries. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.5), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to high integrity impacts, though it does not affect confidentiality or availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog and showing no active exploitation or significant community discussion, public exploit code exists, specifically EDB-39642.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:openmeetings:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
56.31%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-39642 · Mar 31, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5631 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 21,939 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-installFixed in: 3.1.1

Vendor Advisories (1)

mavenGHSA-8xq7-7hcx-8p8gmedium

Apache OpenMeetings Directory Traversal vulnerability

May 14, 2022

References

haxx.ml / post/141655340521/all-your-meetings-are-belong-to-us-remote-code
openmeetings.apache.org / security.html
PatchVendor Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com / files/136484/Apache-OpenMeetings-3.1.0-Path-Traversal.html
apache.org / dist/openmeetings/3.1.1/CHANGELOG
Vendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/39642
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/03/25/2
securityfocus.com / archive/1/537929/100/0/threaded