CVE-2022-41964 BigBlueButton contains Response leaks in anonymous polls

Medium 5.7 Published Updated

A presenter in BigBlueButton can view individual responses in anonymous polls by subscribing to results before the poll starts, compromising user privacy.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-41964?

CVE-2022-41964 is a medium-severity vulnerability in bigbluebutton, published on 16 Dec 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41964?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bigbluebutton Bigbluebutton.

How do I fix CVE-2022-41964?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41964 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-41964 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41964 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fgmj-rx7j-fqr4.

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