What is CVE-2020-5231?

CVE-2020-5231 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apereo Opencast, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2020-01-30.

How severe is CVE-2020-5231?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Apereo Opencast

CVE-2020-5231

In Opencast before 7.6 and 8.1, users with the role ROLE_COURSE_ADMIN can use the user-utils endpoint to create new users not including the role ROLE_ADMIN. ROLE_COURSE_ADMIN is a non-standard role in Opencast which is referenced neither i…

EPSS: 0.006 (45.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/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, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-5231?: CVE-2020-5231 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apereo Opencast, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2020-01-30.
How severe is CVE-2020-5231?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.