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CVE-2005-4206

6.1 · MEDIUM

Blackboard Learning and Community Portal System in Academic Suite 6.3.1.424, 6.2.3.23, and other versions before 6 allows remote attackers to redirect users to other URLs and conduct phishing attac…

Published Dec 13, 2005blackboardCWE-601EPSS 2.09%

Overview

CVE-2005-4206 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting blackboard academic_suite. It was published on December 13, 2005 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Blackboard Learning and Community Portal System in Academic Suite 6.3.1.424, 6.2.3.23, and other versions before 6 allows remote attackers to redirect users to other URLs and conduct phishing attacks via a modified url parameter to frameset.jsp, which loads the URL into a frame and causes it to appear to be part of a valid page.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from blackboard. Update academic_suite to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
blackboardacademic_suite0Affected

References

Refsecunia.com/advisories/17991Refwww.ipomonis.com/advisories/Bb_6.zipRefwww.osvdb.org/21618Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/15814Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23558Refsecunia.com/advisories/17991Refwww.ipomonis.com/advisories/Bb_6.zipRefwww.osvdb.org/21618Refwww.securityfocus.com/bid/15814Refexchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23558

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2005-4206?

CVE-2005-4206 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting blackboard academic_suite. It was published on December 13, 2005 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2005-4206?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.1, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2005-4206?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from blackboard. Update academic_suite to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2005-4206?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2005-4206 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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