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Improper Authorization

CVE-2022-29234

Severity Medium
Score 4.3/10

Summary

BigBlueButton is an open source web conferencing system. Starting in version 2.2 and prior to versions 2.3.18 and 2.4.1, an attacker could send messages to a locked chat within a grace period of 5s any lock setting in the meeting was changed. The attacker needs to be a participant in the meeting. Versions 2.3.18 and 2.4.1 contain a patch for this issue. There are currently no known workarounds.

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  • NETWORK
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  • UNCHANGED
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CWE-285 - Improper Authorization

The software does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published