High

OpenNMS privilege elevation vulnerability

  • Disclosed: 14.08.2023
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:21

The Horizon REST API includes a users endpoint in OpenNMS Horizon 31.0.8 and versions earlier than 32.0.2 on multiple platforms is vulnerable to elevation of privilege. The solution is to upgrade to Meridian 2023.1.6, 2022.1.19, 2021.1.30, 2020.1.38 or Horizon 32.0.2 or newer. Meridian and Horizon installation instructions state that they are intended for installation within an organization's private networks and should not be directly accessible from the Internet.

OpenNMS thanks Erik Wynter for reporting this issue.

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) org.opennms:opennms-webapp-rest >= 31.0.8, < 32.0.2 32.0.2

References

CVSS score 8.2/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-269
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
org.opennms:opennms-webapp-rest
Disclosed
14.08.2023
Updated
11.10.2026 11:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-w5gq-xrrp-3fxf - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: org.opennms:opennms-webapp-rest

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
2
First → latest
08.2023 08.2023
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 1
  • Medium 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2023: 2
  2. 2024: 0
  3. 2025: 0
  4. 2026: 0
  1. Medium · 5.3 CVE-2023-40315 >= 31.0.8, < 32.0.2 32.0.2
  2. OpenNMS privilege elevation vulnerability this entry
    High · 8.2 CVE-2023-0872 >= 31.0.8, < 32.0.2 32.0.2

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