BigBlueButton contains Response leaks in anonymous polls
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
BigBlueButton is an open source web conferencing system. This vulnerability only affects release candidates of BigBlueButton 2.4. The attacker can start a subscription for poll results before starting an anonymous poll, and use this subscription to see individual responses in the anonymous poll. The attacker had to be a meeting presenter. This issue is patched in version 2.4.0. There are no workarounds.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 | bigbluebutton | 2.4-alpha-1 to before 2.4.0 | 2.4.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- bigbluebutton Vendorbigbluebutton Affected 2.4-alpha-1 to before 2.4.0 Fixed in 2.4.0 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 13
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 alpha1 | Vulnerable | bigbluebutton |
| cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 alpha2 | Vulnerable | bigbluebutton |
| cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 beta1 | Vulnerable | bigbluebutton |
| cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 beta2 | Vulnerable | bigbluebutton |
| cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 beta3 | Vulnerable | bigbluebutton |
| cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 beta4 | Vulnerable | bigbluebutton |
| cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 rc1 | Vulnerable | bigbluebutton |
| cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 rc2 | Vulnerable | bigbluebutton |
| cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 rc3 | Vulnerable | bigbluebutton |
| cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 rc4 | Vulnerable | bigbluebutton |
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 alpha1 Vulnerable ·bigbluebutton
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 alpha2 Vulnerable ·bigbluebutton
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 beta1 Vulnerable ·bigbluebutton
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 beta2 Vulnerable ·bigbluebutton
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 beta3 Vulnerable ·bigbluebutton
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 beta4 Vulnerable ·bigbluebutton
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 rc1 Vulnerable ·bigbluebutton
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 rc2 Vulnerable ·bigbluebutton
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 rc3 Vulnerable ·bigbluebutton
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 rc4 Vulnerable ·bigbluebutton
Show 3 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 rc5 | Vulnerable | bigbluebutton |
| cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 rc6 | Vulnerable | bigbluebutton |
| cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.4 rc7 | Vulnerable | bigbluebutton |
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 rc5 Vulnerable ·bigbluebutton
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 rc6 Vulnerable ·bigbluebutton
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.4 rc7 Vulnerable ·bigbluebutton
Remediation
- Fix · CNA bigbluebutton (bigbluebutton) Fixed in 2.4.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-41964
References
More Bigbluebutton vulnerabilities
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- TI-2025-38046 BigBlueButton vulnerable to DoS via PollSubmitVote GraphQL mutation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-13109 Cross site scripting in username that will trigger by sending chat CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2020-09954 BigBlueButton before 2.2.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files because the… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-16722 BigBlueButton through 2.2.28 uses Ghostscript for processing of uploaded EPS documents… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
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