Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Jun 2, 2022· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2022-29236
CVE-2022-29236
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.
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Affected products
13cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 12 more
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=2.2.0,<2.3.18
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: >=2.2, <2.3.18, <2.4-rc-6
- (no CPE)range: >= 2.2, < 2.3.18
Patches
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References
5- github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/13803nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/14265nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/security/advisories/GHSA-p93g-r9gm-9v6rnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/releases/tag/v2.3.18nvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/releases/tag/v2.4-rc-6nvdRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
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