CVE-2025-54380

Description

Opencast prior to versions 17.6 would incorrectly send the hashed global system account credentials (ie: org.opencastproject.security.digest.user and org.opencastproject.security.digest.pass) when attempting to fetch mediapackage elements included in a mediapackage XML file. A previous CVE prevented many cases where the credentials were inappropriately sent, but not all. The remainder are addressed with this patch.

Anyone with ingest permissions could cause Opencast to send its hashed global system account credentials to a url of their choosing.

CVE-2025-54380 has a CVSS score of 6.5 (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 (17.6); upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.

Kodem intelligence

This issue is fixed in Opencast 17.6

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1. What is CVE-2025-54380? CVE-2025-54380 is a medium-severity security vulnerability in org.opencastproject:opencast-common (maven), affecting versions < 17.6. It is fixed in 17.6.
2. How severe is CVE-2025-54380? CVE-2025-54380 has a CVSS score of 6.5 (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 packages are affected by CVE-2025-54380?
   • org.opencastproject:opencast-common (maven) (versions < 17.6)
   • org.opencastproject:opencast-ingest-service-impl (maven) (versions < 17.6)
   • org.opencastproject:opencast-kernel (maven) (versions < 17.6)
   • org.opencastproject:opencast-publication-service-oaipmh-remote (maven) (versions < 17.6)
4. Is there a fix for CVE-2025-54380? Yes. CVE-2025-54380 is fixed in 17.6. Upgrade to this version or later.
5. Is CVE-2025-54380 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2025-54380 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-2025-54380 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-2025-54380?
   • Upgrade org.opencastproject:opencast-common to 17.6 or later
   • Upgrade org.opencastproject:opencast-ingest-service-impl to 17.6 or later
   • Upgrade org.opencastproject:opencast-kernel to 17.6 or later
   • Upgrade org.opencastproject:opencast-publication-service-oaipmh-remote to 17.6 or later