Vulnerability CVE-2023-43797


Published: 2023-10-30   Modified: 2023-10-31

Description:
BigBlueButton is an open-source virtual classroom. Prior to versions 2.6.11 and 2.7.0-beta.3, Guest Lobby was vulnerable to cross-site scripting when users wait to enter the meeting due to inserting unsanitized messages to the element using unsafe innerHTML. Text sanitizing was added for lobby messages starting in versions 2.6.11 and 2.7.0-beta.3. There are no known workarounds.

Type:

CWE-79

(Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'))

 References:
https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/commit/304bc851a00558f99a908880f4ac44234a074c9d
https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/security/advisories/GHSA-v6wg-q866-h73x
https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/18392

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