Insufficiently protected credentials in Opencast - CVE-2018-16153
Published: December 14, 2021 / Updated: April 23, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU127016
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16153
CWE-ID: CWE-522
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Opencast
Opencast
Software vendor:
Apereo Foundation
Apereo Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain global system account credentials.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficiently protected credentials in media package external service authentication handling when accessing files referenced by user-supplied media packages. A remote attacker can include an external service in a media package to obtain global system account credentials.
Previous protections reduced exposure of cleartext authentication, but authentication attempts could still disclose credentials in a form that may be recoverable.
Remediation
Install security update from vendor's website.