CVE-2025-54380: opencast Information Disclosure — Fix

Description

Opencast is a free, open-source platform to support the management of educational audio and video content. Prior to version 17.6, Opencast would incorrectly send the hashed global system account credentials (ie: org.opencastproject.security.digest.user and org.opencastproject.security.digest.pass) when attempting to fetch mediapackage elements included in a mediapackage XML file. A previous CVE prevented many cases where the credentials were inappropriately sent, but not all. Anyone with ingest permissions could cause Opencast to send its hashed global system account credentials to a url of their choosing. This issue is fixed in Opencast 17.6.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-200 CWE-200

CWE-522 CWE-522

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
apereo	opencast	< 17.6

References

Advisories & Patches

https://github.com/opencast/opencast/commit/e8980435342149375802648b9c9e696c9a5f0c9a https://github.com/opencast/opencast/security/advisories/GHSA-j63h-hmgw-x4j7

Other References

https://github.com/opencast/opencast/security/advisories/GHSA-hcxx-mp6g-6gr9

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-54380? +

Opencast is a free, open-source platform to support the management of educational audio and video content. Prior to version 17.6, Opencast would incorrectly send the hashed global system account credentials (ie: org.opencastproject.security.digest.user and org.opencastproject.security.digest.pass) when attempting to fetch mediapackage elements included in a mediapackage XML file. A previous CVE prevented many cases where the credentials were inappropriately sent, but not all. Anyone with ingest permissions could cause Opencast to send its hashed global system account credentials to a url of their choosing. This issue is fixed in Opencast 17.6. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-54380? +

CVE-2025-54380 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5 out of 10, rated MEDIUM. This is a medium-severity vulnerability that should be remediated as part of regular maintenance.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-54380? +

CVE-2025-54380 affects products from apereo, specifically: opencast. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-54380? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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