Description
Opencast is a free, open-source platform to support the management of educational audio and video content. In version 18.0 and versions before 17.7, the protections against path traversal attacks in the UI config module are insufficient, still partially allowing for attacks in very specific cases. The path is checked without checking for the file separator. This could allow attackers access to files within another folder which starts with the same path. This issue has been fixed in versions 17.7 and 18.1. To mitigate this issue, check for folders that start with the same path as the ui-config folder.
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
21.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-23
Status
published
Products (3)
apereo/opencast
18.0
apereo/opencast
< 17.7
org.opencastproject/opencast-user-interface-configuration
0 - 17.7Maven
Published
Aug 29, 2025
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026