CVE-2022-31064

Cross site scripting in username that will trigger by sending chat

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: June 27, 2022 at 07:50 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:44 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBigbluebutton

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
PoC

Description

BigBlueButton is an open source web conferencing system. Users in meetings with private chat enabled are vulnerable to a cross site scripting attack in affected versions. The attack occurs when the attacker (with xss in the name) starts a chat. in the victim's client the JavaScript will be executed. This issue has been addressed in version 2.4.8 and 2.5.0. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Affected range stops below 2.4.8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (6)

Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitThird Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Jun/52
x_refsource_MISCPatchRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/15067

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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