Improper Preservation of Permissions in BigBlueButton - CVE-2022-41963

 

Improper Preservation of Permissions in BigBlueButton - CVE-2022-41963

Published: January 4, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU70688
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41963
CWE-ID: CWE-281
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper preservation of permissions in the whiteboard. A remote administrator can take actions in the few seconds after their access was revoked.


Affected software

BigBlueButton

How to mitigate CVE-2022-41963

Install updates from vendor's website.

BigBlueButton - addressed in versions 2.4.3, 2.5 alpha-1

External References

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