Blackboard Academic Suite searchtext cross-site scripting
| blackboard-searchtext-xss (41478) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Blackboard Academic Suite is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the viewCatalog.pl and the announcement.pl script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the searchText or the data__announcements___pk1_pk2__subject parameter in a specially-crafted URL to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, once the URL is clicked. An attacker could use this vulnerability to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
Platforms Affected:
- Blackboard, Blackboard Academic Suite 7.x and prior
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Blackboard Academic Suite (6.3.1.683, 7.0.404.58, 7.1.467.35, 7.2.383.45, 7.3.216.0, or 8.0.184.0 or later), available from the Blackboard Academic Suite Web site. See References.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- Blackboard Academic Suite Web site, Blackboard Academic Suite at http://www.blackboard.com/products/Academic_Suite/index.
- Duong Thanh Advisories, Blackboard Academic Suites Multiple Cross Site Scripting Vulnerabilities at http://www.scribd.com/full/2363025?access_key=key-1wu3x7n6v5disi37obgz.
- BID-28455: Blackboard Academic Suite Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-1795: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Blackboard Academic Suite 7.x and earlier, and possibly some 8.0 versions, allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via (1) the searchText parameter in a Course action to webapps/blackboard/execute/viewCatalog or (2) the data__announcements___pk1_pk2__subject parameter in an ADD action to bin/common/announcement.pl.
- SA29543: Blackboard Academic Suite "searchText" Cross-Site Scripting
- SECTRACK ID: 1019710: Blackboard Academic Suite Input Validation Holes Permit Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
Reported:
Mar 26, 2008
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