PT-2020-20427 · Blackboard · Blackboard Learn

Kyle Timmermans · Published 2020-02-25 · Updated 2020-03-09 · CVE-2020-9008

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Blackboard Learn/PeopleTool version 9.1

Description A stored Cross-site scripting (XSS) issue allows users to inject arbitrary web script via the Tile widget in the People Tool profile editor. This could potentially affect a significant number of devices, but the exact number is not specified.

Recommendations For Blackboard Learn/PeopleTool version 9.1, consider disabling the Tile widget in the People Tool profile editor until a patch is available to prevent exploitation of the stored XSS issue.

Exploit

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-9008

Affected Products

Blackboard Learn

References · 6

• 🔥 https://github.com/kyletimmermans/blackboard-xss/blob/master/CVE-2020-9008.md · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/kyletimmermans/blackboard-xss · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-9008 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-9008 · Security Note
• https://blackboard.com · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/1224 · Telegram Post