Greenlight
CVE-2022-26497
MEDIUM
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
BigBlueButton Greenlight 2.11.1 allows XSS. A threat actor could have a username containing a JavaScript payload. The payload gets executed in the browser of the victim in the "Share room access" dialog if the victim has shared access to the particular room with the attacker previously.
AnalysisAI
BigBlueButton Greenlight 2.11.1 allows XSS. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified as Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79), which allows attackers to inject malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users. BigBlueButton Greenlight 2.11.1 allows XSS. A threat actor could have a username containing a JavaScript payload. The payload gets executed in the browser of the victim in the "Share room access" dialog if the victim has shared access to the particular room with the attacker previously. Affected products include: Bigbluebutton Greenlight.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Sanitize all user input, use Content-Security-Policy headers, encode output contextually (HTML, JS, URL). Use frameworks with built-in XSS protection.
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