Opencast still publishes global system account credentials
Description
Opencast is a free, open-source platform to support the management of educational audio and video content. Prior to version 17.6, Opencast would incorrectly send the hashed global system account credentials (ie: org.opencastproject.security.digest.user and org.opencastproject.security.digest.pass) when attempting to fetch mediapackage elements included in a mediapackage XML file. A previous CVE prevented many cases where the credentials were inappropriately sent, but not all. Anyone with ingest permissions could cause Opencast to send its hashed global system account credentials to a url of their choosing. This issue is fixed in Opencast 17.6.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.opencastproject:opencast-commonMaven | < 17.6 | 17.6 |
org.opencastproject:opencast-ingest-service-implMaven | < 17.6 | 17.6 |
org.opencastproject:opencast-kernelMaven | < 17.6 | 17.6 |
org.opencastproject:opencast-publication-service-oaipmh-remoteMaven | < 17.6 | 17.6 |
Affected products
5- ghsa-coords4 versionspkg:maven/org.opencastproject/opencast-commonpkg:maven/org.opencastproject/opencast-ingest-service-implpkg:maven/org.opencastproject/opencast-kernelpkg:maven/org.opencastproject/opencast-publication-service-oaipmh-remote
< 17.6+ 3 more
- (no CPE)range: < 17.6
- (no CPE)range: < 17.6
- (no CPE)range: < 17.6
- (no CPE)range: < 17.6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/advisories/GHSA-j63h-hmgw-x4j7ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54380ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/opencast/opencast/commit/2d3219113e2b9fadfb06443f5468b1c2157827a6ghsaWEB
- github.com/opencast/opencast/commit/e8980435342149375802648b9c9e696c9a5f0c9aghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/opencast/opencast/security/advisories/GHSA-hcxx-mp6g-6gr9ghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/opencast/opencast/security/advisories/GHSA-j63h-hmgw-x4j7ghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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