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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2020-12113

BigBlueButton before 2.2.4 allows XSS via closed captions because dangerouslySetInnerHTML in React is used.

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31 Oct 2026, 10:49 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2020-12113

core-osv · Original source

Published 23 Apr 2020, 18:15 UTC

BigBlueButton before 2.2.4 allows XSS via closed captions because dangerouslySetInnerHTML in React is used.

osv:CVE-2020-12113
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-12113",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-12113",
    "summary": "BigBlueButton before 2.2.4 allows XSS via closed captions because dangerouslySetInnerHTML in React is used.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-12113",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
        }
      ],
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              ],
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          "versions": [
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            "2.2-rc-6",
            "2.2-rc-5",
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            "2.2-beta-16",
            "2.2-beta-15",
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            "2.2-beta-12",
            "2.2-beta-11",
            "2.2-beta-10",
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            "2.2-beta-8",
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            "v0.8rc2",
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:51:46.094041234Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.sakshamanand.com/cve-2020-12113/",
        "https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/releases/tag/v2.2.4",
        "https://github.com/bigbluebutton/bigbluebutton/pull/9017"
      ],
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    },
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        "value": "CVE-2020-12113",
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 382903,
  "published_at": "2020-04-23T18:15:11.777+00:00"
}