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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-5222

Opencast before 7.6 and 8.1 enables a remember-me cookie based on a hash created from the username, password, and an additional system key. This means that an attacker getting access to a remember-me token for one server can get access to all servers which allow log-in using the same credentials without ever needing the credentials. This problem is fixed in Opencast 7.6 and Opencast 8.1

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31 Oct 2026, 11:29 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2020-5222

core-osv · Original source

Published 30 Jan 2020, 21:15 UTC

Opencast before 7.6 and 8.1 enables a remember-me cookie based on a hash created from the username, password, and an additional system key. This means that an attacker getting access to a remember-me token for one server can get access to all servers which allow log-in using the same credentials without ever needing the credentials. This problem is fixed in Opencast 7.6 and Opencast 8.1

osv:CVE-2020-5222
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5222",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-5222",
    "summary": "Opencast before 7.6 and 8.1 enables a remember-me cookie based on a hash created from the username, password, and an additional system key. This means that an attacker getting access to a remember-me token for one server can get access to all servers which allow log-in using the same credentials without ever needing the credentials. This problem is fixed in Opencast 7.6 and Opencast 8.1",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-5222",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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      ],
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
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              "type": "GIT",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:54:22.038937493Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/opencast/opencast/security/advisories/GHSA-mh8g-hprg-8363",
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      ],
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    "related_cves": [
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        "value": "CVE-2020-5222",
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 385203,
  "published_at": "2020-01-30T21:15:14.98+00:00"
}