What is CVE-2020-5222?

CVE-2020-5222 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apereo Opencast, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-01-30.

How severe is CVE-2020-5222?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apereo Opencast

CVE-2020-5222

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…

EPSS: 0.009 (56.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

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-2020-5222?: CVE-2020-5222 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apereo Opencast, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2020-01-30.
How severe is CVE-2020-5222?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.