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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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: 2024-08-04T16:18:45.447Z

Reserved: 2020-10-21T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-27604

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-10-21T15:15:26.967

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:21:26.540

Link: CVE-2020-27604

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