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CVE-2020-5206

nvd nist
Published: Jan 30, 2020Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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10.0
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.8
Source: NVD

Description

In Opencast before 7.6 and 8.1, using a remember-me cookie with an arbitrary username can cause Opencast to assume proper authentication for that user even if the remember-me cookie was incorrect given that the attacked endpoint also allows anonymous access. This way, an attacker can, for example, fake a remember-me token, assume the identity of the global system administrator and request non-public content from the search service without ever providing any proper authentication. This problem is fixed in Opencast 7.6 and Opencast 8.1

Affected (2)

Products: Apereo: Opencast
1 product
Opencast
Configuration A
2 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Apereo
Before 7.6
Version 8.0

References (4)

Source: security-advisories@github.com
MitigationThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
MitigationThird Party Advisory

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