FKIE_CVE-2024-39302

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-06-28 21:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 07:41
Severity
3.7 (Low) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Summary
BigBlueButton is an open-source virtual classroom designed to help teachers teach and learners learn. An attacker may be able to exploit the overly elevated file permissions in the `/usr/local/bigbluebutton/core/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.7.0/gems/resque-2.6.0` directory with the goal of privilege escalation, potentially exposing sensitive information on the server. This issue has been patched in version(s) 2.6.18, 2.7.8 and 3.0.0-alpha.7.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/commit/04e916798b6b1f53f88513df3168f009b57b8f18
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/commit/b9a46197ed924783f06a24381e923b3329b9c91a
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/commit/f4502e4927609374f5356f824f5dac0101f9976a
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/security/advisories/GHSA-5966-9hw8-q96q
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/commit/04e916798b6b1f53f88513df3168f009b57b8f18
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/commit/b9a46197ed924783f06a24381e923b3329b9c91a
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/commit/f4502e4927609374f5356f824f5dac0101f9976a
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/security/advisories/GHSA-5966-9hw8-q96q
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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  "affected": [
    {
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "product": "bigbluebutton",
          "vendor": "bigbluebutton",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "\u003c  2.6.18"
            },
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "\u003e= 2.7.0, \u003c 2.7.8"
            },
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "\u003e= 2.8.0, \u003c 3.0.0-alpha.7"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "source": "security-advisories@github.com"
    }
  ],
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "BigBlueButton is an open-source virtual classroom designed to help teachers teach and learners learn. An attacker may be able to exploit the overly elevated file permissions in the `/usr/local/bigbluebutton/core/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.7.0/gems/resque-2.6.0` directory with the goal of privilege escalation, potentially exposing sensitive information on the server. This issue has been patched in version(s) 2.6.18, 2.7.8 and 3.0.0-alpha.7.\n"
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "BigBlueButton es un aula virtual de c\u00f3digo abierto dise\u00f1ada para ayudar a los profesores a ense\u00f1ar y a los alumnos a aprender. Un atacante puede explotar los permisos de archivos demasiado elevados en el directorio `/usr/local/bigbluebutton/core/vendor/bundle/ruby/2.7.0/gems/resque-2.6.0` con el objetivo de escalar privilegios. potencialmente exponer informaci\u00f3n confidencial en el servidor. Este problema se solucion\u00f3 en las versiones 2.6.18, 2.7.8 y 3.0.0-alpha.7."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2024-39302",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T07:41:40.550",
  "metrics": {
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          "attackComplexity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "availabilityImpact": "LOW",
          "baseScore": 3.7,
          "baseSeverity": "LOW",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "NONE",
          "privilegesRequired": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L",
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          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "timestamp": "2024-07-01T20:23:04.572464Z",
          "version": "2.0.3"
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          "value": "CWE-269"
        }
      ],
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    }
  ]
}



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