Blackboard Learning and Community Portal System in Academic Suite 6.3.1.424, 6.2.3.23…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-601.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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 · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:academic_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 6.0.0.0 | Vulnerable | Blackboard |
| cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:academic_suite:6.2.3.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2.3.23 | Vulnerable | Blackboard |
| cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:academic_suite:6.3.1.424:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.3.1.424 | Vulnerable | Blackboard |
- cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:academic_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.0.0.0 Vulnerable ·Blackboard
- cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:academic_suite:6.2.3.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.3.23 Vulnerable ·Blackboard
- cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:academic_suite:6.3.1.424:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3.1.424 Vulnerable ·Blackboard
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-4206
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fh6p-h273-w8ff
References
More Blackboard Academic Suite vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-04082 announcement.pl in Blackboard Learning and Community Portal System in Academic Suite… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
- TI-2005-04081 The login page in Blackboard Learning and Community Portal System in Academic Suite… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-04084 Blackboard Learning and Community Portal System in Academic Suite 6.3.1.424, 6.2.3.23… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2008-01722 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Blackboard Academic Suite 7.x and… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2005-04083 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Blackboard Learning and Community Portal… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2005-4206 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-4206 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fh6p-h273-w8ff · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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