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Apache OpenMeetings Web Conferencing Tool Exposed to Critical Vulnerabilities

July 20, 2023

Multiple security flaws have been disclosed in Apache OpenMeetings, a web conferencing solution, that could be potentially exploited by malicious actors to seize control of admin accounts and run malicious code on susceptible servers.

“Attackers can bring the application into an unexpected state, which allows them to take over any user account, including the admin account,” Sonar vulnerability researcher Stefan Schiller said in a report shared with The Hacker News.

“The acquired admin privileges can further be leveraged to exploit another vulnerability allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code on the Apache OpenMeetings server.”

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