CVE-2022-41965 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.7) Open Redirect vulnerability in org.opencastproject:opencast-common. A fix is available for org.opencastproject:opencast-common — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Opencast Authenticated OpenRedirect Vulnerability
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for CVE-2022-41965.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
Description Prior to Opencast 12.5 Opencast's Paella authentication page could be used to redirect to an arbitrary URL for authenticated users.
Impact The vulnerability allows attackers to redirect users to sites outside of your Opencast install, potentially facilitating phishing attacks or other security issues.
Patches This issue is fixed in Opencast 12.5 and newer
References Patch fixing the issue
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Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.opencastproject:opencast-common | all versions | 12.5org.opencastproject:opencast-common:12.5 |
Affected Products
opencastapereoDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.opencastproject:opencast-common, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.opencastproject:opencast-common to 12.5 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2022-41965 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Stop reflecting attacker-controlled destinations: resolve every redirect target against an allowlist of paths or hosts you own, prefer a server-side key over a full URL in the request, and reject absolute URLs entirely where the flow only ever needs a relative one.
Frequently Asked Questions
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