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Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

CVE-2020-29042

Severity Low
Score 3.7/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in BigBlueButton through 2.2.29. A brute-force attack may occur because an unlimited number of codes can be entered for a meeting that is protected by an access code.

  • HIGH
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • NONE

CWE-307 - Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

The software does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within in a short time frame, making it more susceptible to brute force attacks.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published