PT-2005-5027 · Blackboard · Blackboard Learning/Community Portal System

Published 2005-12-17 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2005-4339

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Blackboard Learning and Community Portal System versions prior to 6

Description A cross-site scripting issue allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the context parameter to "announcement.pl", which is reflected in the resulting page.

Recommendations For versions prior to 6, update to version 6 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the "announcement.pl" page to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the context parameter in the affected page until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2005-4339

Affected Products

Blackboard Learning/Community Portal System

References · 3

• http://ipomonis.com/advisories/Bb_6.zip · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-4339 · Security Note
• https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2005-4339 · Note