What is CVE-2020-5206?

CVE-2020-5206 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apereo Opencast, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2020-01-30.

How severe is CVE-2020-5206?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Apereo Opencast

CVE-2020-5206

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 allow…

EPSS: 0.013 (66.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Apereo Opencast — versions 8.0
Opencast — versions < 7.6, >= 8.0, < 8.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Mitigation)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5206?: CVE-2020-5206 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apereo Opencast, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2020-01-30.
How severe is CVE-2020-5206?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.