CVE-2021-43807: Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

December 14, 2021 (updated December 20, 2021)

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References

github.com/opencast/opencast/commit/59cb6731067283e54f15462be38b6117d8b9ea8b
github.com/opencast/opencast/commit/8f8271e1085f6f8e306c689d6a56b0bb8d076444
github.com/opencast/opencast/security/advisories/GHSA-j4mm-7pj3-jf7v
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43807

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