CVE-2020-5222

Hard-Coded Key Used For Remember-me Token in OpenCast

Published Jan 30, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Opencast before 7.6 and 8.1 enables a remember-me cookie based on a hash created from the username, password, and an additional system key. This means that an attacker getting access to a remember-me token for one server can get access to all servers which allow log-in using the same credentials without ever needing the credentials. This problem is fixed in Opencast 7.6 and Opencast 8.1

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-0270 Opencast before 7.6 and 8.1 enables a remember-me cookie based on a hash created from the username, password, and an additional system key. This means that an attacker getting access to a remember-me token for one server can get access to all servers which allow log-in using the same credentials without ever needing the credentials. This problem is fixed in Opencast 7.6 and Opencast 8.1
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-mh8g-hprg-8363 Hard-Coded Key Used For Remember-me Token in Opencast
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 8:22 AM
Reserved
Jan 2, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 30, 2020, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:21 AM