CVE-2023-28936 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) CWE-697 vulnerability in org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-db. A fix is available for org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-db — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Apache OpenMeetings: insufficient check of invitation hash
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2023-28936.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-dbReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Attacker can access arbitrary recording/room
Vendor: The Apache Software Foundation
Versions Affected: Apache OpenMeetings from 2.0.0 before 7.1.0
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-db | ≥ 2.0.0&&< 7.1.0 | 7.1.0org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-db:7.1.0 |
Affected Products
openmeetingsapacheDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-db, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.apache.openmeetings:openmeetings-db to 7.1.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2023-28936 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2023-28936 in your dependencies?
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