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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2008.0775 -- [Win][UNIX/Linux]
Blackboard Academic Suite multiple scripts cross-site request forgery
4 August 2008
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Blackboard Academic Suite 8
Publisher: ISS
Operating System: Windows
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact: Cross-site Request Forgery
Access: Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names: CVE-2008-3421
Original Bulletin: http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/43986
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Blackboard Academic Suite multiple scripts cross-site request forgery
blackboard-multiple-csrf (43986)
The risk level is classified as Medium Risk
Description:
Blackboard Academic Suite is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery,
caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the update_module.jsp,
unenroll.jsp, and enroll_course.pl scripts. By persuading a victim to visit a
specially-crafted Web site, a remote attacker could send a malformed HTTP
request to cause the victim to enroll users in courses or perform other
arbitrary tasks. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to perform
cross-site scripting attacks, Web cache poisoning, and other malicious
activities..
Platforms Affected:
* Blackboard, Blackboard Academic Suite 8.0
Remedy:
No remedy available as of August 2, 2008.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
* Blackboard Web site, Blackboard Academic Suite at
http://www.blackboard.com/products/Academic_Suite/index.
* Mark Janssen Web site, Blackboard cross-site request forgeries at
http://ceaseless.ws/bb-csrf/.
* CVE-2008-3421: Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF)
vulnerabilities in Blackboard Academic Suite 8.0.260.7 allow remote
attackers to change a student's configuration and enrollments via (1)
update_module.jsp, (2) enroll_course.pl, and (3) unenroll.jsp.
* SA31177: Blackboard Academic Suite Cross-Site Request Forgery
Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Jul 25, 2008
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