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Opencast Authenticated OpenRedirect Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Opencast is a free, open-source platform to support the management of educational audio and video content. Prior to Opencast 12.5, Opencast's Paella authentication page could be used to redirect to an arbitrary URL for authenticated users. The vulnerability allows attackers to redirect users to sites outside of one's Opencast install, potentially facilitating phishing attacks or other security issues. This issue is fixed in Opencast 12.5 and newer.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2022-41965
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 13:40 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Opencast Authenticated OpenRedirect Vulnerability

core-osv · Original source

Published 28 Nov 2022, 00:00 UTC

Opencast is a free, open-source platform to support the management of educational audio and video content. Prior to Opencast 12.5, Opencast's Paella authentication page could be used to redirect to an arbitrary URL for authenticated users. The vulnerability allows attackers to redirect users to sites outside of one's Opencast install, potentially facilitating phishing attacks or other security issues. This issue is fixed in Opencast 12.5 and newer.

osv:CVE-2022-41965
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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