Secunia Security Advisory - Trew has reported some vulnerabilities in BlackBoard Learning System, which can be exploited by malicious users to conduct script insertion attacks.
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TITLE:
BlackBoard Learning System Script Insertion Vulnerabilities
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA27005
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/27005/
CRITICAL:
Less critical
IMPACT:
Cross Site Scripting
WHERE:
>From remote
SOFTWARE:
Blackboard Learning System 6
http://secunia.com/product/11658/
Blackboard Learning and Community Portal Systems 6
http://secunia.com/product/1002/
DESCRIPTION:
Trew has reported some vulnerabilities in BlackBoard Learning System,
which can be exploited by malicious users to conduct script insertion
attacks.
Input passed to the "subject_t" and "body_text" parameters in
messaging/course/composeMessage.jsp is not properly sanitised before
being used. This can be exploited to insert arbitrary HTML and script
code, which is executed in a user's browser session in context of an
affected site when the malicious data is viewed.
The vulnerabilities are reported in version 6.3.1.593. Other versions
may also be affected.
SOLUTION:
Reportedly fixed in Release 6 Application Pack 3 Service Pack 2
Hotfix 3.
The vendor recommends updating to Release 6 Application Pack 3
Service Pack 2 Hotfix 4.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Ruben (Trew) Ventura Pina
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://trew.icenetx.net/toolz/advisory-blackboard-messages-en.txt
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