TI-2016-01974 Aliases CVE-2016-2163 GHSA-gw38-mxr2-rm8r

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Apache OpenMeetings before 3.1.1 allows…

LOW 38CWE-79Published 2016-04-11 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: Required
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Low · Low · None
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07974 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-parent (Maven): 3.1.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA
—	org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-parent (Maven)	before 3.1.1	3.1.1	Patch available	GHSA-gw38-mxr2-rm8r

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-parent (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 3.1.1 Fixed in 3.1.1 Patch available GHSA-gw38-mxr2-rm8r

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:openmeetings::::::::	up to 3.1.0	Vulnerable	Apache

cpe:2.3:a:apache:openmeetings:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.1.0 Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

Fix · GHSA-gw38-mxr2-rm8r org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-parent (Maven) Fixed in 3.1.1 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-2163
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gw38-mxr2-rm8r

References

Patch 1

http://openmeetings.apache.org/security.html

Advisory 1

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2163

Other 3

TI-2024-36639 Apache OpenMeetings: Deserialisation of untrusted data in cluster mode CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-26346 Apache OpenMeetings: Login Credentials Passed via GET Query Parameters CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2020-10927 Attackers can use public NetTest web service of Apache OpenMeetings 4.0.0-5.0.0 to organize denial of service attack. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
TI-2016-00702 Directory traversal vulnerability in the Import/Export System Backups functionality in… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2023-12874 Apache OpenMeetings: allows user impersonation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2016-07193 Apache OpenMeetings before 3.1.2 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via RMI deserialization attack. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8

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Sources

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