What is CVE-2021-21318?

CVE-2021-21318 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apereo Opencast, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-02-18.

How severe is CVE-2021-21318?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Apereo Opencast

CVE-2021-21318

Opencast is a free, open-source platform to support the management of educational audio and video content. In Opencast before version 9.2 there is a vulnerability in which publishing an episode with strict access rules will overwrite the c…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.007 (48.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Apereo Opencast
Opencast — versions < 9.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-21318?: CVE-2021-21318 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apereo Opencast, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2021-02-18.
How severe is CVE-2021-21318?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.