CVE-2022-29236 | Improper access control for pencil annotations in BigBlueButton

BigBlueButton is an open source web conferencing system. Starting in version 2.2 and prior to versions 2.3.18 and 2.4-rc-6, an attacker can circumvent access restrictions for drawing on the whiteboard. The permission check is inadvertently skipped on the server, due to a previously introduced grace period. The attacker must be a meeting participant. The problem has been patched in versions 2.3.18 and 2.4-rc-6. There are currently no known workarounds.

Published: 2022-06-01 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-29236 is rated Low Risk (35.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.79%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-29236

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.35% 0.79% +0.44%
2 2025-11-25 0.30% 0.35% +0.06%
3 2025-06-08 — 0.30% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-29236

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 1.4 [email protected]
4.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 1.4 [email protected]
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-29236

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-29236

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
bigbluebutton bigbluebutton >= 2.2.0, < 2.3.18 cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
bigbluebutton bigbluebutton 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:*
bigbluebutton bigbluebutton 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:*
bigbluebutton bigbluebutton 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
bigbluebutton bigbluebutton 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:*
bigbluebutton bigbluebutton 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:*
bigbluebutton bigbluebutton 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:*
bigbluebutton bigbluebutton 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
bigbluebutton bigbluebutton 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
bigbluebutton bigbluebutton 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
bigbluebutton bigbluebutton 2.4 cpe:2.3:a:bigbluebutton:bigbluebutton:2.4:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-29236

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