Vulnerability in Apereo Opencast
CVE-2020-5229
Opencast before 8.1 stores passwords using the rather outdated and cryptographically insecure MD5 hash algorithm. Furthermore, the hashes are salted using the username instead of a random salt, causing hashes for users with the same userna…
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
EPSS: 0.006 (45.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Apereo Opencast
- Opencast — versions < 8.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-5229?
- CVE-2020-5229 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apereo Opencast, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2020-01-30.
- How severe is CVE-2020-5229?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-5229 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.