CVE-2023-42804

BigBlueButton is an open-source virtual classroom. BigBlueButton prior to version 2.6.0-beta.1 has a path traversal vulnerability that allows an attacker with a valid starting folder path, to traverse and read other files without authentication, assuming the files have certain extensions (txt, swf, svg, png). In version 2.6.0-beta.1, input validation was added on the parameters being passed and dangerous characters are stripped. There are no known workarounds.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.6.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.6.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.6.0:alpha3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.6.0:alpha4:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2023-10-30 19:15

Updated : 2023-11-07 23:17


NVD link : CVE-2023-42804

Mitre link : CVE-2023-42804

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-42804


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Products Affected

bigbluebutton

  • bigbluebutton
CWE
CWE-22

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')