CVE-2020-27604

Published Oct 21, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
BigBlueButton before 2.3 does not implement LibreOffice sandboxing. This might make it easier for remote authenticated users to read the API shared secret in the bigbluebutton.properties file. With the API shared secret, an attacker can (for example) use api/join to join an arbitrary meeting regardless of its guestPolicy setting.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-20111 BigBlueButton before 2.3 does not implement LibreOffice sandboxing. This might make it easier for remote authenticated users to read the API shared secret in the bigbluebutton.properties file. With the API shared secret, an attacker can (for example) use api/join to join an arbitrary meeting regardless of its guestPolicy setting.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 4:18 PM
Reserved
Oct 21, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 21, 2020, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:09 AM