BigBlueButton is an open-source virtual classroom. In versions prior to 3.0.19, the recording playback (presentation format) was not sanitizing user's input in public chat. This allowed for a malicious actor to craft and carry out a targeted XSS attack, activated on anyone replaying the recording. This issue has been fixed 3.0.19.
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Description BigBlueButton is an open-source virtual classroom. In versions prior to 3.0.19, the recording playback (presentation format) was not sanitizing user's input in public chat. This allowed for a malicious actor to craft and carry out a targeted XSS attack, activated on anyone replaying the recording. This issue has been fixed 3.0.19.
Title BigBlueButton has Stored XSS in bbb-playback replay
Weaknesses CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-18T21:11:17.611Z

Reserved: 2026-02-23T18:37:14.790Z

Link: CVE-2026-27737

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-18T22:16:37.523

Modified: 2026-05-18T22:16:37.523

Link: CVE-2026-27737

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-18T23:00:13Z