SCA: security update for org.opencastproject:opencast-kernel (GHSA-mh8g-hprg-8363)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 422426

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

- 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 (CVE-2020-5222)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mh8g-hprg-8363

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 422426

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/28/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.15

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-5222

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/30/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/30/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-5222

cwe: CWE-798