XSS in Apereo Opencast
CVE-2025-61788
Opencast is a free, open-source platform to support the management of educational audio and video content. Prior to Opencast 17.8 and 18.2, the paella would include and render some user inputs (metadata like title, description, etc.) unfil…
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.002 (9.2th 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:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Apereo Opencast
- Opencast — versions < 17.8, >= 18.0, < 18.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-61788?
- CVE-2025-61788 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apereo Opencast, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2025-10-08.
- How severe is CVE-2025-61788?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-61788 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.