BigBlueButton <= 3.0.0-beta.4 - Authenticated (Author+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting

6.4
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CVE CVE-2023-7296
CVSS 6.4 (Medium)
Publicly Published August 17, 2023
Last Updated October 16, 2024
Researcher Marco Wotschka - Wordfence

Description

The BigBlueButton plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Stored Cross-Site Scripting via the the moderator code and viewer code fields in versions up to, and including, 3.0.0-beta.4 due to insufficient input sanitization and output escaping. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with author privileges or higher to inject arbitrary web scripts in pages that execute if they can successfully trick a user into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

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Vulnerability Details for BigBlueButton

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug bigbluebutton (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? No
Remediation No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement.
Affected Version
  • <= 3.0.0-beta.4

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