VDB-15746 · CVE-2000-0605 · BID 1460

Blackboard CourseInfo 4.0 Registry cleartext storage

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Blackboard CourseInfo 4.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Registry Handler. Such manipulation leads to cleartext storage. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2000-0605. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Blackboard CourseInfo 4.0 (Forum Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component Registry Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-312. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Blackboard CourseInfo 4.0 stores the local and SQL administrator user names and passwords in cleartext in a registry key whose access control allows users to access the passwords.

The weakness was released 07/10/2000 (Website). The advisory is available at ntbugtraq.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2000-0605. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1555 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 1460†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext storage
CWE: CWE-312 / CWE-310
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CourseInfo 5.0

Timelineinfo

07/10/2000 🔍
07/10/2000 +0 days 🔍
07/10/2000 +0 days 🔍
06/25/2014 +5098 days 🔍
05/27/2018 +1432 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ntbugtraq.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2000-0605 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2000-0605
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-15746
SecurityFocus: 1460 - Blackboard CourseInfo 4.0 Plaintext Administrator Password Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2014 15:18
Updated: 05/27/2018 12:09
Changes: 06/25/2014 15:18 (47), 05/27/2018 12:09 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:B49:103

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