Improper access control for pencil annotations in BigBlueButton
Vulnerability Description
BigBlueButton is an open source web conferencing system. Starting in version 2.2 and prior to versions 2.3.18 and 2.4-rc-6, an attacker can circumvent access restrictions for drawing on the whiteboard. The permission check is inadvertently skipped on the server, due to a previously introduced grace period. The attacker must be a meeting participant. The problem has been patched in versions 2.3.18 and 2.4-rc-6. There are currently no known workarounds.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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References
- https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/security/advisories/GHSA-p93g-r9gm-9v6r
- https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/13803
- https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/14265
- https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/releases/tag/v2.3.18
- https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/releases/tag/v2.4-rc-6
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