CVE-2018-16153: Opencast common Opencast Publishes Global System Account Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2018-16153 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) opencast publishes global system account vulnerability (CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials) affecting Opencast common libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves opencast publishes global system account credentials. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 10.6.
CVE-2018-16153 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 7.5
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2018-16153
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Opencast common dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
<dependency>
<groupId>org.opencastproject</groupId>
<artifactId>opencast-common</artifactId>
<version>10.6</version>
</dependency>Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.opencastprojectHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2018-16153, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.opencastprojectAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Opencast common in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 10.6), your application is affected.
Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.opencastproject command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials, where the product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval. In Opencast common, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2018-16153 Affected Opencast common Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
org.opencastproject:opencast-common
|
Maven |
< 10.6
|
10.6
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-hcxx-mp6g-6gr9",
"modified" : "2023-12-14T22:27:16Z",
"published" : "2021-12-14T21:43:48Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2018-16153" ],
"summary" : "Opencast publishes global system account credentials",
"details" : "The issue was mostly mitigated before, drastically reducing the risk. See references below for more information.\n\n### Impact\n\nOpencast before version 10.6 will try to authenticate against any external services listed in a media package when it is trying to access the files, sending the global system user's credentials, regardless of the target being part of the Opencast cluster or not.\n\nPrevious mitigations already prevented clear text authentications for such requests (e.g. HTTP Basic authentication), but with enough malicious intent, even hashed credentials can be broken.\n\n### Patches\n\nOpencast 10.6 will now send authentication requests only against servers which are part of the Opencast cluster, preventing external services from getting any form of authentication attempt in the first place.\n\n### Workarounds\n\nNo workaround available.\n\n### References\n\n- [Patch fixing the issue](https://github.com/opencast/opencast/commit/776d5588f39c61eb04c03bb955416c4f77629d51)\n- [Original security notice](https://groups.google.com/a/opencast.org/g/security-notices/c/XRZzRiqp-NE)\n- [Original security mitigation](https://github.com/opencast/opencast/commit/fe8c3d3a60dc5869b468957270dbad5f8c30ead6)\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n- Open an issue in [our issue tracker](https://github.com/opencast/opencast/issues)\n- Email us at [security@opencast.org](mailto:security@opencast.org)\n",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
} ],
"affected" : [ {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Maven",
"name" : "org.opencastproject:opencast-common"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "0"
}, {
"fixed" : "10.6"
} ]
} ]
} ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/opencast/opencast/security/advisories/GHSA-hcxx-mp6g-6gr9"
}, {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16153"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/opencast/opencast/commit/776d5588f39c61eb04c03bb955416c4f77629d51"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://docs.opencast.org/r/10.x/admin/#changelog"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://docs.opencast.org/r/10.x/admin/#changelog/#opencast-106"
}, {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hcxx-mp6g-6gr9"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/opencast/opencast"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://www.apereo.org/projects/opencast/news"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-200", "CWE-522" ],
"severity" : "HIGH",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2021-12-14T15:51:41Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2023-12-12T17:15:07Z"
}
}