Description
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.
Published: 2020-01-30
Score: 4.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-0261 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-94qw-r73x-j7hg Users with ROLE_COURSE_ADMIN can create new users in Opencast
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T08:22:08.962Z

Reserved: 2020-01-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-5231

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Status : Modified

Published: 2020-01-30T22:15:10.220

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:33:43.587

Link: CVE-2020-5231

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