CVE-2020-5206 — Authentication Bypass For Endpoints With Anonymous Access in OpenCast
In Opencast before 7.6 and 8.1, using a remember-me cookie with an arbitrary username can cause Opencast to assume proper authentication for that user even if the remember-me co…
Published: 2020-01-30 · CVSS: 8.7 · CVSS 3.1
In Opencast before 7.6 and 8.1, using a remember-me cookie with an arbitrary username can cause Opencast to assume proper authentication for that user even if the remember-me cookie was incorrect given that the attacked endpoint also allows anonymous access. This way, an attacker can, for example, fake a remember-me token, assume the identity of the global system administrator and request non-public content from the search service without ever providing any proper authentication. This problem is fixed in Opencast 7.6 and Opencast 8.1
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7