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CVE-2022-29237

Limited Authentication Bypass for Media Files in Opencast

5.4 MediumFix available

Opencast is a free and open source solution for automated video capture and distribution at scale. Prior to Opencast 10.14 and 11.7, users could pass along URLs for files belonging to organizations other than the user's own, which Opencast would then import into the current organization, bypassing organizational barriers. Attackers must have full access to Opencast's ingest REST interface, and also know internal links to resources in another organization of the same Opencast cluster. Users who do not run a multi-tenant cluster are not affected by this issue. This issue is fixed in Opencast 10.14 and 11.7.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.61%Down 0.3 points since May 25, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.4

Limited Authentication Bypass for Media Files in Opencast

Opencast is a free and open source solution for automated video capture and distribution at scale. Prior to Opencast 10.14 and 11.7, users could pass along URLs for files belonging to organizations other than the user's own, which Opencast would then import into the current organization, bypassing organizational barriers. Attackers must have full access to Opencast's ingest REST interface, and also know internal links to resources in another organization of the same Opencast cluster. Users who do not run a multi-tenant cluster are not affected by this issue. This issue is fixed in Opencast 10.14 and 11.7.

Record
CVE-2022-29237
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-4995 5.4

Opencast is a free and open source solution for automated video capture and distribution at scale. Prior to Opencast 10.14 and 11.7, users could pass along URLs for files belonging to organizations other than the user's own, which Opencast would then import into the current organization, bypassing organizational barriers. Attackers must have full access to Opencast's ingest REST interface, and also know internal links to resources in another organization of the same Opencast cluster. Users who do not run a multi-tenant cluster are not affected by this issue. This issue is fixed in Opencast 10.14 and 11.7.

Record
EUVD-2022-4995
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qm6v-cg9v-53j3 5.4

Limited Authentication Bypass for Media Files

Prior to Opencast 10.14 and 11.7, users could pass along URLs for files belonging to organizations other than the user's own, which Opencast would then import into the current organization, bypassing organizational barriers.

Impact

The vulnerability allows attackers to bypass organizational barriers. Attackers must have full access to Opencast's ingest REST interface, and also know internal links to resources in another organization of the same Opencast cluster.

If you do not run a multi-tenant cluster, you are not affected by this issue.

Patches

This issue is fixed in Opencast 10.14 and 11.7.

References

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Record
GHSA-qm6v-cg9v-53j3
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 5.4

Opencast is a free and open source solution for automated video capture and distribution at scale. Prior to Opencast 10.14 and 11.7, users could pass along URLs for files belonging to organizations other than the user's own, which Opencast would then import into the current organization, bypassing organizational barriers. Attackers must have full access to Opencast's ingest REST interface, and also know internal links to resources in another organization of the same Opencast cluster. Users who do not run a multi-tenant cluster are not affected by this issue. This issue is fixed in Opencast 10.14 and 11.7.

Record
CVE-2022-29237
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0
5.5 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 5.4

Limited Authentication Bypass for Media Files in Opencast

Opencast is a free and open source solution for automated video capture and distribution at scale. Prior to Opencast 10.14 and 11.7, users could pass along URLs for files belonging to organizations other than the user's own, which Opencast would then import into the current organization, bypassing organizational barriers. Attackers must have full access to Opencast's ingest REST interface, and also know internal links to resources in another organization of the same Opencast cluster. Users who do not run a multi-tenant cluster are not affected by this issue. This issue is fixed in Opencast 10.14 and 11.7.

Record
CVE-2022-29237
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-qm6v-cg9v-53j3 5.4

Limited Authentication Bypass for Media Files

Prior to Opencast 10.14 and 11.7, users could pass along URLs for files belonging to organizations other than the user's own, which Opencast would then import into the current organization, bypassing organizational barriers.

Impact

The vulnerability allows attackers to bypass organizational barriers. Attackers must have full access to Opencast's ingest REST interface, and also know internal links to resources in another organization of the same Opencast cluster.

If you do not run a multi-tenant cluster, you are not affected by this issue.

Patches

This issue is fixed in Opencast 10.14 and 11.7.

References

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Record
GHSA-qm6v-cg9v-53j3
CVSS 3.1
5.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
org.opencastproject:opencast-ingest-service-impl
Maven
 before 10.14
10.14
org.opencastproject:opencast-ingest-service-impl
Maven
 11.0 up to 11.7
11.7
org.opencastproject:opencast-ingest-service-impl
Maven
 before 10.14, plus listed versions
10.010.110.1010.1110.12
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10.210.310.410.510.610.710.810.96.67.27.37.47.57.67.77.87.98.08.18.108.118.38.48.58.68.78.88.99.09.19.109.119.129.29.39.49.59.69.79.9
10.14
org.opencastproject:opencast-ingest-service-impl
Maven
 11.0 up to 11.7, plus listed versions
11.111.211.311.411.511.6
11.7

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-29237 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Apereo Opencast, published May 24, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.61%, the 49th percentile. Fixed in org.opencastproject:opencast-ingest-service-impl 10.14.

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