GHSA-J4MM-7PJ3-JF7V HTTP Method Spoofing

Opencast versions prior to 9.10 allow HTTP method spoofing, allowing to change the assumed HTTP method via URL parameter. This allows attackers to turn HTTP GET requests into PUT requests or an HTTP form to send DELETE requests. This bypasses restrictions otherwise put on these types of requests...

GHSA-MF4F-J588-5XM8 Apache Log4j Remote Code Execution

Impact Opencast uses an Apache Log4j2 version which, combined with older JDK versions, can be used for remote code execution attacks which have been found to be actively exploited. Apache Log4j2 =2.14.1 JNDI features is not sufficiently protected. An attacker who can control log messages or log...

CVE-2021-43821

Opencast is an Open Source Lecture Capture & Video Management for Education. Opencast before version 9.10 or 10.6 allows references to local file URLs in ingested media packages, allowing attackers to include local files from Opencast's host machines and making them available via the web interfac...

GHSA-9GWX-9CWP-5C2M Billion laughs attack (XML bomb)

Impact Opencast is vulnerable to the Billion laughs attack which allows an attacker to easily execute a seemingly permanent denial of service attack, essentially taking down Opencast using a single HTTP request. Consider an XML file createMediaPackage.xml like this: xml mediapackage...

Unspecified Vulnerability in Opencast (CNVD-2021-51326)

Opencast is a live video support software for large-scale automated video capture, management and distribution from the Opencast organization. A security vulnerability exists in Opencast versions prior to 9.6, which can be exploited by attackers to conduct denial-of-service attacks...

Opencast Access Control Error Vulnerability

Opencast is a live video support software for large-scale automated video capture, management and distribution from the Opencast organization. A security vulnerability exists in Opencast versions 8.9 and prior to 7.9 that stems from Opencast disabling HTTPS hostname validation, which is used by i...

Code injection

Opencast 2.3.2 and older versions are vulnerable to script injections through media and metadata in the player and media module resulting in arbitrary code execution, fixed in 2.3.3 and 3.0...

CVE-2017-1000217

Opencast 2.3.2 and older versions are vulnerable to script injections through media and metadata in the player and media module resulting in arbitrary code execution, fixed in 2.3.3 and 3.0...