8.8

CVE-2020-5222: apereo opencast Use of Hard-coded Credentials

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesGHSA-mh8g-hprg-8363
Published 30-01-2020Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-5222 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in apereo opencast. EPSS estimates a 0.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60.3% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.94%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 30-01-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Opencast before 7.6 and 8.1 enables a remember-me cookie based on a hash created from the username, password, and an additional system key. This means that an attacker getting access to a remember-me token for one server can get access to all servers which allow log-in using the same credentials without ever needing the credentials. This problem is fixed in Opencast 7.6 and Opencast 8.1

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.94%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

60%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.94% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.94%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Apereo1 product
Opencast1 product
Org.opencastproject1 product
  • opencast-kernel< 7.6 | ≥ 8.0, < 8.1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

3 links