Where
-Infinity
0
Severity
4.3
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

An incorrect authorization check in the v2 Alarm REST API in OpenNMS Meridian and Horizon allows a low-privileged authenticated user (ROLEREST) to acknowledge, escalate, or clear alarms recorded as an arbitrary username, and, when also assigned ROLEREADONLY, to modify alarm state despite the read-only restriction. A credential check that should restrict these operations is guarded by an inverted condition, so it never executes for a real (non-blank) username. This can potentially allow an attacker to compromise the integrity of alarm state and audit records.

The solution is to upgrade to Meridian 2024.3.12, 2025.0.9 and Horizon 36.0.3 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.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.1
XSS
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

OpenNMS version 18.0.1 and prior are vulnerable to a stored XSS issue due to insufficient filtering of SNMP trap supplied data. By creating a malicious SNMP trap, an attacker can store an XSS payload which will trigger when a user of the web UI views the events list page. This issue was fixed in version 18.0.2, released on September 20, 2016.

First published (updated )
Severity
5.4
XSS
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

In OpenNMS Horizon, versions opennms-1-0-stable through opennms-27.1.0-1; OpenNMS Meridian, versions meridian-foundation-2015.1.0-1 through meridian-foundation-2019.1.18-1; meridian-foundation-2020.1.0-1 through meridian-foundation-2020.1.6-1 are vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting, since the function validateFormInput() performs improper validation checks on the input sent to the userID parameter. Due to this flaw an attacker could inject an arbitrary script which will be stored in the database.

First published (updated )
Severity
8.8
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

OpenNMS Meridian 2016, 2017, 2018 before 2018.1.25, 2019 before 2019.1.16, and 2020 before 2020.1.5, Horizon 1.2 through 27.0.4, and Newts <1.5.3 has Incorrect Access Control, which allows local and remote code execution using JEXL expressions.

First published (updated )
Severity
9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

OpenNMS is accessible via port 9443

Remedy

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos Space 20.1R1 and all subsequent releases.
First published (updated )
Severity
8.8
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

An issue was discovered in OpenNMS Horizon before 26.0.1, and Meridian before 2018.1.19 and 2019 before 2019.1.7. The ActiveMQ channel configuration allowed for arbitrary deserialization of Java objects (aka ActiveMQ Minion payload deserialization), leading to remote code execution for any authenticated channel user regardless of its assigned permissions.

First published (updated )
Severity
7.1
XSS
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

OpenNMS version 18.0.1 and prior are vulnerable to a stored XSS issue due to insufficient filtering of SNMP agent supplied data. By creating a malicious SNMP 'sysName' or 'sysContact' response, an attacker can store an XSS payload which will trigger when a user of the web UI views the data. This issue was fixed in version 18.0.2, released on September 20, 2016.

First published (updated )
Severity
10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

OpenNMS has a default password of rtc for the rtc account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by leveraging knowledge of the credentials.

First published (updated )
Severity
4.3
XSS
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in OpenNMS before 1.5.94 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the jusername parameter to jacegisecuritycheck, (2) the username parameter to notification/list.jsp, and (3) the filter parameter to event/list.

First published (updated )

Contact

SecAlerts Pty Ltd.
132 Wickham Terrace
Fortitude Valley,
QLD 4006, Australia
info@secalerts.co
By using SecAlerts services, you agree to our services end-user license agreement. This website is safeguarded by reCAPTCHA and governed by the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. All names, logos, and brands of products are owned by their respective owners, and any usage of these names, logos, and brands for identification purposes only does not imply endorsement. If you possess any content that requires removal, please get in touch with us.
© 2026 SecAlerts Pty Ltd.
ABN: 70 645 966 203, ACN: 645 966 203