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CVE-2023-43798

BigBlueButton Blind SSRF When Uploading Presentation (mitigation bypass)

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 2.6.12, 2.7.0-rc.1
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

BigBlueButton is an open-source virtual classroom. BigBlueButton prior to versions 2.6.12 and 2.7.0-rc.1 is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). This issue is a bypass of CVE-2023-33176. A patch in versions 2.6.12 and 2.7.0-rc.1 disabled follow redirect at `httpclient.execute` since the software no longer has to follow it when using `finalUrl`. There are no known workarounds. We recommend upgrading to a patched version of BigBlueButton.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • bigbluebutton bigbluebutton

    fixed in 2.6.12; From 2.7.0-alpha.1 · fixed in 2.7.0-rc.1

References 4

GitHub · bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton