CVE-2023-43798
BigBlueButton Blind SSRF When Uploading Presentation (mitigation bypass)
CVE-2023-43798 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.6) in Bigbluebutton, published October 30, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.48%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
BigBlueButton is an open-source virtual classroom. BigBlueButton prior to versions 2.6.12 and 2.7.0-rc.1 is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). This issue is a bypass of CVE-2023-33176. A patch in versions 2.6.12 and 2.7.0-rc.1 disabled follow redirect at httpclient.execute since the software no longer has to follow it when using finalUrl. There are no known workarounds. We recommend upgrading to a patched version of BigBlueButton.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
BigBlueButton Blind SSRF When Uploading Presentation (mitigation bypass)
BigBlueButton is an open-source virtual classroom. BigBlueButton prior to versions 2.6.12 and 2.7.0-rc.1 is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). This issue is a bypass of CVE-2023-33176. A patch in versions 2.6.12 and 2.7.0-rc.1 disabled follow redirect at httpclient.execute since the software no longer has to follow it when using finalUrl. There are no known workarounds. We recommend upgrading to a patched version of BigBlueButton.
- Record
CVE-2023-43798- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-48170
BigBlueButton is an open-source virtual classroom. BigBlueButton prior to versions 2.6.12 and 2.7.0-rc.1 is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). This issue is a bypass of CVE-2023-33176. A patch in versions 2.6.12 and 2.7.0-rc.1 disabled follow redirect at httpclient.execute since the software no longer has to follow it when using finalUrl. There are no known workarounds. We recommend upgrading to a patched version of BigBlueButton.
- Record
EUVD-2023-48170- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
BigBlueButton is an open-source virtual classroom. BigBlueButton prior to versions 2.6.12 and 2.7.0-rc.1 is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). This issue is a bypass of CVE-2023-33176. A patch in versions 2.6.12 and 2.7.0-rc.1 disabled follow redirect at httpclient.execute since the software no longer has to follow it when using finalUrl. There are no known workarounds. We recommend upgrading to a patched version of BigBlueButton.
- Record
CVE-2023-43798- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
BigBlueButton Blind SSRF When Uploading Presentation (mitigation bypass)
BigBlueButton is an open-source virtual classroom. BigBlueButton prior to versions 2.6.12 and 2.7.0-rc.1 is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). This issue is a bypass of CVE-2023-33176. A patch in versions 2.6.12 and 2.7.0-rc.1 disabled follow redirect at httpclient.execute since the software no longer has to follow it when using finalUrl. There are no known workarounds. We recommend upgrading to a patched version of BigBlueButton.
- Record
CVE-2023-43798- CVSS 3.1
- 5.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-918
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases, published | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, NVD, OSV |
References
github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/security/advisories/GHSA-h98v-2h8w-99c4
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43798