CVE-2008-1883
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 1.3%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-287
- EPSS score
- 1.3% (70th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1883)
- Published
- April 18, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1883 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- blackboard / blackboard academic suite
References
- http://secskill.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/hacking-blackboard-academic-suite-2/(Exploit)
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3810
- http://www.scribd.com/doc/2363025/Hacking-Blackboard-Academic-Suite(Exploit)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490096/100/0/threaded
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41935
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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