CVE-2016-2163 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02728.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:apache:openmeetings:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Apache Subscribe	Openmeetings Subscribe

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-4021	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.
Github GHSA	GHSA-gw38-mxr2-rm8r	Apache OpenMeetings Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://openmeetings.apache.org/security.html
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136433/Apache-OpenMeetings-3.0.7-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537888/100/0/threaded
https://www.apache.org/dist/openmeetings/3.1.1/CHANGELOG

History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.05754}`	epss `{'score': 0.02728}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2016-04-11T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:17:50.603Z

Reserved: 2016-01-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-2163

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-04-11T14:59:08.457

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-2163

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79

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