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.
Weakness
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackboard_academic_suite | Blackboard | * | 7 (including) |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/114.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/115.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/151.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/194.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/57.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/593.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/633.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/650.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html
References
- http://secskill.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/hacking-blackboard-academic-suite-2/
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3810
- http://www.scribd.com/doc/2363025/Hacking-Blackboard-Academic-Suite
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490096/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41935
- http://secskill.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/hacking-blackboard-academic-suite-2/
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3810
- http://www.scribd.com/doc/2363025/Hacking-Blackboard-Academic-Suite
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490096/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41935