The remember-me cookie encryption key is set to default value in openmeetings.properties and not being auto-rotated. In case OM admin hasn't changed the default encryption key, an attacker who has stolen a cookie from a logged-in user can get full user credentials.
This issue affects Apache OpenMeetings: from 6.1.0 before 9.0.0.
Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.0.0, which fixes the issue.
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No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-wqxq-w68r-wg85 | Apache OpenMeetings Uses Hard-coded Cryptographic Key |
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:30:00 +0000
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:apache:openmeetings:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:15:00 +0000
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_1
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Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000
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| First Time appeared |
Apache
Apache openmeetings |
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| Vendors & Products |
Apache
Apache openmeetings |
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:30:00 +0000
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Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000
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| Description | Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability in Apache OpenMeetings. The remember-me cookie encryption key is set to default value in openmeetings.properties and not being auto-rotated. In case OM admin hasn't changed the default encryption key, an attacker who has stolen a cookie from a logged-in user can get full user credentials. This issue affects Apache OpenMeetings: from 6.1.0 before 9.0.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 9.0.0, which fixes the issue. | |
| Title | Apache OpenMeetings: Hardcoded Remember-Me Cookie Encryption Key and Salt | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-321 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: apache
Published:
Updated: 2026-04-10T18:49:13.351Z
Reserved: 2026-03-18T14:16:42.998Z
Link: CVE-2026-33266
Updated: 2026-04-09T16:29:21.634Z
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-04-09T16:16:26.960
Modified: 2026-04-15T15:21:55.863
Link: CVE-2026-33266
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-04-13T13:06:52Z
Github GHSA