Vulnerability Database
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Total vulnerabilities in the database
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 in the documentation nor in any code (except for tests) but only in the security configuration. From the name – implying an admin for a specific course – users would never expect that this role allows user creation. This issue is fixed in 7.6 and 8.1 which both ship a new default security configuration.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| apereo / opencast | 8.0 | 8.0.x |
| apereo / opencast | - | 7.6 |
org.opencastproject / opencast-kernel
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- | 7.6 |
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org.opencastproject / opencast-kernel
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8.0 | 8.1 |