Blackboard login.pl cross-site scripting
| blackboard-login-xss (9467) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Blackboard is vulnerable to cross-site scripting. A remote attacker could embed malicious script within parameters in a URL to the login.pl script and possibly other scripts, which would be executed in the victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting site once the link is clicked.
Consequences:
Gain Access
Remedy:
No remedy available as of May 1, 2013.
References:
- Blackboard Web site: Welcome to Blackboard.
- BugTraq Mailing List, Mon Jul 01 2002 - 13:44:25 CDT: CSS in blackboard.
- BID-5137: Blackboard Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
- CVE-2002-1007: Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in Blackboard 5 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary web script via (1) the course_id parameter in a link to login.pl, (2) the CTID parameter in ProcessInfo.cgi, or (3) the Message parameter in index.cgi.
- OSVDB ID: 4458: BlackBoard Inc BlackBoard login.pl course_id Parameter XSS
Platforms Affected:
- Blackboard Blackboard 5.0
Reported:
Jul 01, 2002
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