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CVE-2020-29042

Status: ModifiedLow (3.7)—

An issue was discovered in BigBlueButton through 2.2.29. A brute-force attack may occur because an unlimited number of codes can be entered for a meeting that is protected by an access code.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Bigbluebutton — Bigbluebutton

CWEs

References

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