CVE-2026-46355 (GCVE-0-2026-46355)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-20 21:34 – Updated: 2026-08-25 15:26
VLAI
Title
BigBlueButton: Unauthenticated Session Hijack via Exposed /bigbluebutton/api/handleJoinExistingUser
Summary
BigBlueButton is an open-source virtual classroom. Prior to 3.0.23, BigBlueButton exposed /bigbluebutton/api/handleJoinExistingUser through bigbluebutton-web/grails-app/controllers/org/bigbluebutton/web/controllers/ApiController.groovy. A requester able to supply an existingUserID for an active participant could reuse that participant's session and impersonate the participant in the same meeting because handleJoinExistingUser was a routable controller action rather than a private helper. This issue is fixed in version 3.0.23.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-25 15:26 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
bigbluebutton bigbluebutton Affected: < 3.0.23
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