BigBlueButton Greenlight Open Redirect vulnerability
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-601.
Summary
Greenlight is an end-user interface for BigBlueButton servers. Versions prior to 2.13.0 have an open redirect vulnerability in the Login page due to unchecked the value of the `return_to` cookie. Versions 2.13.0 contains a patch for the issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bigbluebutton | greenlight | before 2.13.0 | 2.13.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- greenlight Vendorbigbluebutton Affected before 2.13.0 Fixed in 2.13.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:greenlight:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.13.0 | Vulnerable | bigbluebutton |
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:greenlight:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.13.0 Vulnerable ·bigbluebutton
Remediation
- Fix · CNA greenlight (bigbluebutton) Fixed in 2.13.0
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
bigbluebutton greenlight 2.13.0
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-16453 BigBlueButton Greenlight Open Redirect vulnerabilityPriority MEDIUM 47
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-36029
References
More bigbluebutton Greenlight vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-16453 BigBlueButton Greenlight Open Redirect vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2020-15996 BigBlueButton Greenlight before 2.5.6 allows HTTP header (Host and Origin) attacks, which… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-16758 A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in the 'merge account' functionality in… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2022-09840 BigBlueButton Greenlight 2.11.1 allows XSS. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2022-13084 Improper privilege management - Anyone can view room settings in GreenLight CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
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