Description
The server in Blackboard Academic Suite 7.x stores MD5 password hashes that are provided directly by clients, which makes it easier for remote attackers to access accounts via a modified client that skips the javascript/md5.js hash calculation, and instead sends an arbitrary MD5 string.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://www.scribd.com/doc/2363025/Hacking-Blackboard-Academic-Suite
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_sreason
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3810
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://secskill.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/hacking-blackboard-academic-suite-2/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry mailing-list
x_refsource_bugtraq
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490096/100/0/threaded
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41935
Scores
EPSS
0.0126
EPSS Percentile
66.0%
Details
CWE
CWE-287
Status
published
Products (1)
blackboard/blackboard_academic_suite
< 7
Published
Apr 18, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026