Vulnerability identifier: #VU51501

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27576

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Openmeetings
Server applications / Conferencing, Collaboration and VoIP solutions

Vendor: Apache Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the NetTest web service. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Openmeetings: 4.0.0 - 5.1.0

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External links
http://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r9bb615bd70a0197368f5f3ffc887162686caeb0b5fc30592a7a871e9%40%3Cuser.openmeetings.apache.org%3E

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.