CVE-2018-1286 — In Apache OpenMeetings 3

In Apache OpenMeetings 3.0.0 - 4.0.1, CRUD operations on privileged users are not password protected allowing an authenticated attacker to deny service for privileged users.

01What is this vulnerability?

In Apache OpenMeetings 3.0.0 - 4.0.1, CRUD operations on privileged users are not password protected allowing an authenticated attacker to deny service for privileged users.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Apache Software Foundation	Apache OpenMeetings	3.0.0 - 4.0.1

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-02-28T18:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-09-16T18:07:50.245Z

09References

• lists.apache.org — https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/dc2151baa5301bae773603cede0d62c21ee28588dd0…