CVE-2022-41962

BigBlueButton contains Incorrect Authorization for setting emoji status

LOW
2.7
CVSS Score
Published: December 16, 2022 at 12:45 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:04 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBigbluebutton

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Severity
LOW2.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

BigBlueButton is an open source web conferencing system. Versions prior to 2.4-rc-6, and 2.5-alpha-1 contain Incorrect Authorization for setting emoji status. A user with moderator rights can use the clear status feature to set any emoji status for other users. Moderators should only be able to set none as the status of other users. This issue is patched in 2.4-rc-6 and 2.5-alpha-1There are no workarounds.

Affected

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

Affected range stops below 2.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.4-rc-6, 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 (3)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

2.7LOWGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-863

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