CVE-2020-5230

Opencast uses unsafe identifiers

Published Jan 30, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.7 High EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
Opencast before 8.1 and 7.6 allows almost arbitrary identifiers for media packages and elements to be used. This can be problematic for operation and security since such identifiers are sometimes used for file system operations which may lead to an attacker being able to escape working directories and write files to other locations. In addition, Opencast's Id.toString(…) vs Id.compact(…) behavior, the latter trying to mitigate some of the file system problems, can cause errors due to identifier mismatch since an identifier may unintentionally change. This issue is fixed in Opencast 7.6 and 8.1.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-0279 Opencast before 8.1 and 7.6 allows almost arbitrary identifiers for media packages and elements to be used. This can be problematic for operation and security since such identifiers are sometimes used for file system operations which may lead to an attacker being able to escape working directories and write files to other locations. In addition, Opencast's Id.toString(…) vs Id.compact(…) behavior, the latter trying to mitigate some of the file system problems, can cause errors due to identifier mismatch since an identifier may unintentionally change. This issue is fixed in Opencast 7.6 and 8.1.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-w29m-fjp4-qhmq Unsafe Identifiers 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