CVE-2022-29237

Limited Authentication Bypass for Media Files

Prior to Opencast 10.14 and 11.7, users could pass along URLs for files belonging to organizations other than the user's own, which Opencast would then import into the current organization, bypassing organizational barriers.

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The vulnerability allows attackers to bypass organizational barriers. Attackers must have full access to Opencast's ingest REST interface, and also know internal links to resources in another organization of the same Opencast cluster.

If you do not run a multi-tenant cluster, you are not affected by this issue.

The application does not adequately verify the identity of a user, device, or process before granting access. Typical impact: unauthorized access to functions or data reserved for authenticated parties.

CVE-2022-29237 has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium). The vector is network-reachable, low privileges required, and no user interaction. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. A fixed version is available (10.14, 11.7); upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.

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This issue is fixed in Opencast 10.14 and 11.7.

1. What is CVE-2022-29237? CVE-2022-29237 is a medium-severity improper authentication vulnerability in org.opencastproject:opencast-ingest-service-impl (maven), affecting versions < 10.14. It is fixed in 10.14, 11.7. The application does not adequately verify the identity of a user, device, or process before granting access.
2. How severe is CVE-2022-29237? CVE-2022-29237 has a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
3. Which versions of org.opencastproject:opencast-ingest-service-impl are affected by CVE-2022-29237? org.opencastproject:opencast-ingest-service-impl (maven) versions < 10.14 is affected.
4. Is there a fix for CVE-2022-29237? Yes. CVE-2022-29237 is fixed in 10.14, 11.7. Upgrade to this version or later.
5. Is CVE-2022-29237 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2022-29237 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
6. What actually determines whether CVE-2022-29237 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
7. How do I fix CVE-2022-29237?
   • Upgrade org.opencastproject:opencast-ingest-service-impl to 10.14 or later
   • Upgrade org.opencastproject:opencast-ingest-service-impl to 11.7 or later

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