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CVE-2008-17952 exploits

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Blackboard Academic Suite 7.x and earlier, and possibly some 8.0 versions, allow rem…

Published 18 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.3
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.9%
percentile 80%
Public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Blackboard Academic Suite 7.x and earlier, and possibly some 8.0 versions, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the searchText parameter in a Course action to webapps/blackboard/execute/viewCatalog or (2) the data__announcements___pk1_pk2__subject parameter in an ADD action to bin/common/announcement.pl.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.95% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-31538 BlackBoard Academic Suite 6/7 - '/bin/common/announcement.pl?data__announcements___pk1_pk2__subject' Cross-Site Scripting · webapps · 2008-03-26
  • EDB-31537 BlackBoard Academic Suite 6/7 - '/webapps/BlackBoard/execute/viewCatalog?searchText' Cross-Site Scripting · webapps · 2008-03-26

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

  • scribd.com /doc/2363025/Hacking-Blackboard-Academic-Suite · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id?1019710 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred
  • securityreason.com /securityalert/3810 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SREASON, x_transferred
  • secskill.wordpress.com /2008/03/27/hacking-blackboard-academic-suite-2/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • secunia.com /advisories/29543 · third-party-advisory, x_refsource_SECUNIA, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /archive/1/490096/100/0/threaded · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/28455 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/41478 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

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