CVE-2020-5231
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5231
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-5231.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2020-5231
- Aliases
- Published
- 2020-01-30T22:15:10Z
- Modified
- 2026-10-20T10:54:22Z
- Severity
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- 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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In Opencast before 7.6 and 8.1, users with the role ROLE_COURSE_ADMIN can use the user-utils endpoint to create new users not including the role ROLE_ADMIN. ROLE_COURSE_ADMIN is a non-standard role in Opencast which is referenced neither in the documentation nor in any code (except for tests) but only in the security configuration. From the name – implying an admin for a specific course – users would never expect that this role allows user creation. This issue is fixed in 7.6 and 8.1 which both ship a new default security configuration.
- References
Affected packages
Git / github.com/opencast/opencast
Affected ranges
- Type
- GIT
- Repo
- https://github.com/opencast/opencast
- Events
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Introduced0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affectedFixedIntroducedLast AffectedFixed
- Database specific
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Show details
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