Blackboard Blackboard Academic Suite 7 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Blackboard Blackboard Academic Suite 7 and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-1883. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Blackboard Blackboard Academic Suite 7 (Forum Software). Affected is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

The server in Blackboard Academic Suite 7.x stores MD5 password hashes that are provided directly by clients, which makes it easier for remote attackers to access accounts via a modified client that skips the javascript/md5.js hash calculation, and instead sends an arbitrary MD5 string.

The weakness was published 04/18/2008 as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-1883 since 04/18/2008. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (41935). Similar entry is available at VDB-41967. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/18/2008 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2523 days 🔍
07/31/2021 +2329 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-1883 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1883
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-42060
X-Force: 41935 - Blackboard Academic Suite modified client information disclosure

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 07/31/2021 19:00
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (43), 09/01/2015 12:13 (2), 07/31/2021 19:00 (8)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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