CVE-2017-1000217
Opencast RCE Vulnerability
Opencast 2.3.2 and older versions are vulnerable to script injections through media and metadata in the player and media module resulting in arbitrary code execution, fixed in 2.3.3 and 3.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Opencast 2.3.2 and older versions are vulnerable to script injections through media and metadata in the player and media module resulting in arbitrary code execution, fixed in 2.3.3 and 3.0.
- Record
CVE-2017-1000217- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Opencast 2.3.2 and older versions are vulnerable to script injections through media and metadata in the player and media module resulting in arbitrary code execution, fixed in 2.3.3 and 3.0.
- Record
CVE-2017-1000217- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5043 No score
Opencast 2.3.2 and older versions are vulnerable to script injections through media and metadata in the player and media module resulting in arbitrary code execution, fixed in 2.3.3 and 3.0.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5043- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qwfv-5jwj-582h
Opencast RCE Vulnerability
Opencast 2.3.2 and older versions are vulnerable to script injections through media and metadata in the player and media module resulting in arbitrary code execution, fixed in 2.3.3 and 3.0.
- Record
GHSA-qwfv-5jwj-582h- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-qwfv-5jwj-582h
Opencast RCE Vulnerability
Opencast 2.3.2 and older versions are vulnerable to script injections through media and metadata in the player and media module resulting in arbitrary code execution, fixed in 2.3.3 and 3.0.
- Record
GHSA-qwfv-5jwj-582h- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.opencastproject:baseMaven |
through 2.3.2 | 2.3.3 |
org.opencastproject:baseMaven |
before 2.3.3 | 2.3.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-1000217 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Opencast, published November 17, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.88%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in org.opencastproject:base 2.3.3.
References
groups.google.com/a/opencast.org/forum
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-1000217
github.com/opencast/opencast/commit/2d42e42f3cfcff3a775a2538f735fca8542ce1fc