Privilege Escalation Affecting org.opencastproject:opencast-kernel package, versions [,7.6)[8.0,8.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGOPENCASTPROJECT-543824
  • published31 Jan 2020
  • disclosed31 Jan 2020
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 31 Jan 2020

CVE-2020-5231  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-269  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.opencastproject:opencast-kernel to version 7.6, 8.1 or higher.

Overview

org.opencastproject:opencast-kernel is a free and open source solution for automated video capture and distribution at scale.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Privilege Escalation. Users with the role ROLE_COURSE_ADMIN can use the user-utils endpoint to create new users not including the role ROLE_ADMIN. ROLE_COURSE_ADMIN is a non-standard role in Opencast which is referenced neither in the documentation nor in any code (except for tests) but only in the security configuration. From the name – implying an admin for a specific course – users would never expect that this role allows user creation.

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