BlackBoard CourseInfo 4.0 does not properly authenticate users, which allows local users…
Priority LOW 36Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
BlackBoard CourseInfo 4.0 does not properly authenticate users, which allows local users to modify CourseInfo database information and gain privileges by directly calling the supporting CGI programs such as user_update_passwd.pl and user_update_admin.pl.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01459 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:courseinfo:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Blackboard |
| cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:courseinfo:unix:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | unix | Vulnerable | Blackboard |
- cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:courseinfo:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Blackboard
- cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:courseinfo:unix:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions unix Vulnerable ·Blackboard
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2000-0627
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w2fq-mj73-7568
References
More Blackboard Courseinfo vulnerabilities
- TI-2000-00603 Blackboard CourseInfo 4.0 stores the local and SQL administrator user names and passwords… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.1
Sources
- CVE-2000-0627 · CVE Program
- CVE-2000-0627 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w2fq-mj73-7568 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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