BlackBoard multiple .php scripts path disclosure
| blackboard-multiple-path-disclosure (17636) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
BlackBoard could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information. A remote attacker could send a direct request to the checkdb.inc.php, admin.inc.php or cp.inc.php script to cause an error message to be returned that contains the full installation path of BlackBoard.
Consequences:
Obtain Information
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- BlackBoard Web site: BlackBoard Internet Newsboard System.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Wed Oct 06 2004 - 05:56:43 CDT : Multiple vulnerabilities in BlackBoard.
- CVE-2004-1581: BlackBoard 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to gains sensitive information via a direct request to (1) checkdb.inc.php, (2) admin.inc.php or (3) cp.inc.php, which reveals the path in a PHP error message.
Platforms Affected:
- Blackboard BlackBoard 1.5.1 and prior
Reported:
Oct 06, 2004
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