BigBlueButton up to 2.2.28 Username information disclosure

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in BigBlueButton up to 2.2.28. This impacts an unknown function of the component Username Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-27612. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

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A vulnerability was found in BigBlueButton up to 2.2.28. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Username Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was presented 10/22/2020. It is possible to read the advisory at docs.bigbluebutton.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-27612. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Name

• BigBlueButton

Version

• 2.2.0
• 2.2.1
• 2.2.2
• 2.2.3
• 2.2.4
• 2.2.5
• 2.2.6
• 2.2.7
• 2.2.8
• 2.2.9
• 2.2.10
• 2.2.11
• 2.2.12
• 2.2.13
• 2.2.14
• 2.2.15
• 2.2.16
• 2.2.17
• 2.2.18
• 2.2.19
• 2.2.20
• 2.2.21
• 2.2.22
• 2.2.23
• 2.2.24
• 2.2.25
• 2.2.26
• 2.2.27
• 2.2.28

License

• free

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