Blackboard Academic Suite test cross-site scripting
| blackboard-test-textbox-xss (27895) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Blackboard Academic Suite is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker with valid authentication credentials could exploit this vulnerability using a specially-crafted test file to execute malicious JavaScript in an administrator's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.4 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | Partial |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 2.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Unavailable |
| Report Confidence: | Uncorroborated |
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of July 9, 2011.
References:
- Blackboard Academic Suite Web site: The Blackboard Academic Suite.
- Full-Disclosure Mailing List, Fri Jul 21 2006 - 09:28:45 CDT: Blackboard Academic Suite 6.2.23 +/-: Persistent cross-site scripting vulnerability.
- BID-19101: Blackboard Academic Suite HTML Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2006-3914: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Blackboard Academic Suite 6.2.3.23 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary HTML or web script by bypassing client-side validation through disabling JavaScript when submitting an essay response, which has no server-side validation before being viewed via View Attempt Details in the Gradebook.
- SECTRACK ID: 1016556: Blackboard Academic Suite Input Validation Hole in Essay Test Permits Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Platforms Affected:
- Apple Mac OS X 10.2
- Apple Mac OS X 10.3
- Blackboard Blackboard Academic Suite 6.2.3.23
Reported:
Jul 21, 2006
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