CVE-2022-41961 | BigBlueButton subject to Ineffective user bans

BigBlueButton is an open source web conferencing system. Versions prior to 2.4-rc-6 are subject to Ineffective user bans. The attacker could register multiple users, and join the meeting with one of them. When that user is banned, they could still join the meeting with the remaining registered users from the same extId. This issue has been fixed by improving permissions such that banning a user removes all users related to their extId, including registered users that have not joined the meeting. This issue is patched in versions 2.4-rc-6 and 2.5-alpha-1. There are no workarounds.

Published: 2022-12-16 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2022-41961 is rated Low Risk (28.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.12%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-41961

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 2026-01-05 0.20% 0.12% -0.08%
2 2025-12-17 0.05% 0.20% +0.15%
3 2023-03-07 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-41961

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:N/I:L/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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
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:N/I:L/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:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 1.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-41961

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-41961

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
bigbluebutton bigbluebutton < 2.4 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-2022-41961

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