CVE-2008-1795

N/A Unknown
Published: April 15, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://secskill.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/hacking-blackboard-academic-suite-2/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/29543
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3810
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2363025/Hacking-Blackboard-Academic-Suite
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490096/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28455
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019710
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41478
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secskill.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/hacking-blackboard-academic-suite-2/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://secunia.com/advisories/29543
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3810
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2363025/Hacking-Blackboard-Academic-Suite
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490096/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28455
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1019710
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41478
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
10.9%
93th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79

Affected Vendors

blackboard

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