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Fencer Intel
high 7.5

CVE-2018-16153 json

Opencast publishes global system account credentials

published 2021-12-14 4 y ago modified 2026-09-10 1 mo ago also GHSA-hcxx-mp6g-6gr9 , EUVD-2021-2529

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An issue was discovered in Apereo Opencast 4.x through 10.x before 10.6. It sends system digest credentials during authentication attempts to arbitrary external services in some situations.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.opencastproject:opencast-common 10.6
  • apereo opencast 10.6

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.83% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
GitHub 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.opencastproject:opencast-common
<10.6
10.6

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-522 Insufficiently Protected Credentials
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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