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moodle: BigBlueButton web service leaks meeting joining information to users who should not have access

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Insufficient capability checks meant it was possible for users to gain access to BigBlueButton join URLs they did not have permission to access.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2024-38273
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
7 Nov 2026, 10:06 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

moodle: BigBlueButton web service leaks meeting joining information to users who should not have access

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Jun 2024, 19:49 UTC

Insufficient capability checks meant it was possible for users to gain access to BigBlueButton join URLs they did not have permission to access.

osv:CVE-2024-38273
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38273",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "title": "moodle: BigBlueButton web service leaks meeting joining information to users who should not have access",
    "summary": "Insufficient capability checks meant it was possible for users to gain access to BigBlueButton join URLs they did not have permission to access.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2024-38273",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
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      "references": [
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        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/GHTIX55J4Q4LEOMLNEA4OZSWVEENQX7E/",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 518958,
  "published_at": "2024-06-18T19:49:02.639+00:00"
}