VDB-27586 · CVE-2005-4338 · SA17991

Blackboard Academic Suite up to 6.3.1.423 announcement.pl context Remote Code Execution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Blackboard Academic Suite up to 6.3.1.423. It has been declared as very critical. This impacts an unknown function of the file announcement.pl. Executing a manipulation of the argument context can lead to Remote Code Execution. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2005-4338. Additionally, an exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Blackboard Academic Suite up to 6.3.1.423 (Forum Software). This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file announcement.pl. The manipulation of the argument context with an unknown input leads to a remote code execution vulnerability. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

announcement.pl in Blackboard Learning and Community Portal System in Academic Suite 6.3.1.424, 6.2.3.23, and other versions before 6 allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges by setting the context parameter to "admin".

The weakness was released 12/10/2005 (Website). The advisory is available at osvdb.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-4338 since 12/17/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a exploit are known. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/01/2017).

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 6.3.1.424 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at OSVDB (21617†) and Secunia (SA17991†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-27449, VDB-27589 and VDB-27585. 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: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.8

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Academic Suite 6.3.1.424

Timelineinfo

12/10/2005 🔍
12/10/2005 +0 days 🔍
12/12/2005 +1 days 🔍
12/12/2005 +0 days 🔍
12/17/2005 +4 days 🔍
12/18/2005 +1 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +3371 days 🔍
08/01/2017 +873 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: osvdb.org⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2005-4338 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-4338
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-27586
Secunia: 17991 - Blackboard Learning and Community Portal Systems Multiple Vulnerabilities, Less Critical
OSVDB: 21617 - Blackboard Academic Suite announcement.pl Admin Privilege Escalation

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 11:11
Updated: 08/01/2017 07:57
Changes: 03/12/2015 11:11 (50), 08/01/2017 07:57 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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