announcement.pl in Blackboard Learning and Community Portal System in Academic Suite…
Priority MEDIUM 48Published · 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
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
announcement.pl in 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 gain administrator privileges by setting the context parameter to "admin".
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02724 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:academic_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | 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 all versions 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-2005-4338
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w7pp-vj34-5798
References
Other 1
More Blackboard Academic Suite vulnerabilities
- TI-2005-04081 The login page in Blackboard Learning and Community Portal System in Academic Suite… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2005-03951 Blackboard Learning and Community Portal System in Academic Suite 6.3.1.424, 6.2.3.23… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- 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-2005-4338 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-4338 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w7pp-vj34-5798 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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