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Bigbluebutton CVE-2020-29043

HIGH
Information Exposure (CWE-200)
2020-11-26 cve@mitre.org
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Data Protection Data exposure prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Collection, Discovery

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A remote attacker could access sensitive data that should not be disclosed by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 1.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in BigBlueButton through 2.2.29. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Minimize information in error messages, implement proper access controls, encrypt sensitive data at rest and in transit.

Affects your stack

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified as Exposure of Sensitive Information (CWE-200), which allows attackers to access sensitive data that should not be disclosed. An issue was discovered in BigBlueButton through 2.2.29. When at attacker is able to view an account_activations/edit?token= URI, the attacker can create an approved user account associated with an email address that has an arbitrary domain name. Affected products include: Bigbluebutton. Version information: through 2.2.29..

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in BigBlueButton through 2.2.29. When at attacker is able to view an account_activations/edit?token= URI, the attacker can create an approved user account associated with an email address that has an arbitrary domain name.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
1.4%
Top 30% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 1.4%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

59
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +38
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2020-27605 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Oct 21

BigBlueButton through 2.2.28 uses Ghostscript for processing of uploaded EPS documents, and consequently may be subject

CVE-2020-12443 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Apr 29

BigBlueButton before 2.2.6 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files because the presfilename (lowercase) value ca

CVE-2020-26163 HIGH POC
8.8 Sep 30

BigBlueButton Greenlight before 2.5.6 allows HTTP header (Host and Origin) attacks, which can result in Account Takeover

CVE-2020-27613 HIGH POC
8.4 Oct 21

The installation procedure in BigBlueButton before 2.2.28 (or earlier) uses ClueCon as the FreeSWITCH password, which al

CVE-2025-61601 HIGH POC
7.5 Oct 09

Denial of service in BigBlueButton versions prior to 3.0.13 lets an authenticated meeting participant freeze or crash a

CVE-2025-61602 HIGH POC
7.5 Oct 09

Chat denial of service in BigBlueButton before 3.0.13 lets an authenticated meeting participant crash chat for every att

CVE-2020-27610 HIGH POC
7.5 Oct 21

The installation procedure in BigBlueButton before 2.2.28 (or earlier) exposes certain network services to external inte

CVE-2020-27603 HIGH POC
7.5 Oct 21

BigBlueButton before 2.2.27 has an unsafe JODConverter setting in which LibreOffice document conversions can access exte

CVE-2020-12112 HIGH POC
7.5 Apr 23

BigBlueButton before 2.2.5 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive files via Local File Inclusion. Rated high severi

CVE-2026-27466 HIGH POC
7.2 Feb 21

BigBlueButton versions 3.0.21 and below allow remote denial of service when ClamAV is configured following official docu

CVE-2020-27607 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Oct 21

In BigBlueButton before 2.2.28 (or earlier), the client-side Mute button only signifies that the server should stop acce

CVE-2020-27604 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Oct 21

BigBlueButton before 2.3 does not implement LibreOffice sandboxing. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability

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