Opencast 2.3.2 and older versions are vulnerable to script injections through media and…
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-74Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01878 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.opencastproject:base (Maven): 2.3.3
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.opencastproject:base (Maven) | before 2.3.3 | 2.3.3 | Patch available | GHSA-qwfv-5jwj-582h |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.opencastproject:base (Maven) Vendor— Affected before 2.3.3 Fixed in 2.3.3 Patch available GHSA-qwfv-5jwj-582h
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-qwfv-5jwj-582h org.opencastproject:base (Maven) Fixed in 2.3.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-1000217
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qwfv-5jwj-582h
References
Other 5
- https://groups.google.com/a/opencast.org/forum/#%21topic/security-notices/sCpt0pIPEFg
- https://github.com/opencast/opencast/commit/2d42e42f3cfcff3a775a2538f735fca8542ce1fc
- https://github.com/opencast/opencast/commit/fba2f35df24ce2aeaff627200065cbade9b3a0cd
- https://github.com/opencast/opencast
- https://groups.google.com/a/opencast.org/forum/#!topic/security-notices/sCpt0pIPEFg
Sources
- CVE-2017-1000217 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-1000217 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qwfv-5jwj-582h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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