CVE-2020-29043
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.015 · 73 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-24
An issue was discovered in BigBlueButton through 2.2.29. When at attacker is able to view an account_activations/edit?token= URI, the attacker can create an approved user account associated with an email address that has an arbitrary domain name.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (2)
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references (10)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2020110211cnnvd
- https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/releasescnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-29043cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160239/BigBlueButton-2.2.29-E-mail-Validation-Bypass.htmlcnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160239/BigBlueButton-2.2.29-E-mail-Validation-Bypass.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/issue/WLB-2020110211enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/releasesenisa_euvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160239/BigBlueButton-2.2.29-E-mail-Validation-Bypass.htmlThird Party Advisorynvd
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