Opencast still publishes global system account credentials

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

6.5 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

• CVE-2025-54380: 0.43% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 37.17 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

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. Impact Anyone with ingest permissions could cause Opencast to send its hashed global system account credentials to a url of their choosing. Patches This issue is fixed in Opencast 17.6 If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: - Open an issue in our issue tracker - Email us at security@opencast.org

Published by the source

25 Jul 2025, 20:13 UTC

Last modified by the source

26 Aug 2025, 20:25 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 16:39 UTC

1. Revision 1 · created · 26 Oct 2026

   Published from ghsa record GHSA-j63h-hmgw-x4j7

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2025-54380

Advisory: Opencast still publishes global system account credentials
IDs: CVE-2025-54380, GHSA-j63h-hmgw-x4j7
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2025-54380 (revision 1, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 16:39 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.5)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: org.opencastproject:opencast-common 17.6; org.opencastproject:opencast-kernel 17.6; org.opencastproject:opencast-publication-service-oaipmh-remote 17.6; org.opencastproject:opencast-ingest-service-impl 17.6. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- Maven org.opencastproject:opencast-common: affected < 17.6; fixed in 17.6
- Maven org.opencastproject:opencast-kernel: affected < 17.6; fixed in 17.6
- Maven org.opencastproject:opencast-publication-service-oaipmh-remote: affected < 17.6; fixed in 17.6
- Maven org.opencastproject:opencast-ingest-service-impl: affected < 17.6; fixed in 17.6

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- Maven org.opencastproject:opencast-common: check the installed version with your package manager.
- Maven org.opencastproject:opencast-kernel: check the installed version with your package manager.
- Maven org.opencastproject:opencast-publication-service-oaipmh-remote: check the installed version with your package manager.
- Maven org.opencastproject:opencast-ingest-service-impl: check the installed version with your package manager.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on org.opencastproject:opencast-common, org.opencastproject:opencast-kernel, org.opencastproject:opencast-publication-service-oaipmh-remote, org.opencastproject:opencast-ingest-service-impl.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j63h-hmgw-x4j7 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-j63h-hmgw-x4j7 lists affected ranges: Maven org.opencastproject:opencast-common >=0 =0 =0 =0 <17.6)

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