Blackboard Academic Suite 6.0 and earlier does not properly clear session information…
Priority LOW 20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- 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 Academic Suite 6.0 and earlier does not properly clear session information when de-authenticating a user who is idle, which allows subsequent users to log in as the previous user and gain privileges. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this issue, saying that "This is a customer specific issue related to their Kerberos authentication single sign-on application and not a vulnerability in the Blackboard product.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00364 30th 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 · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Blackboard |
| cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.2 | Vulnerable | Blackboard |
| cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5 | Vulnerable | Blackboard |
| cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.1 | Vulnerable | Blackboard |
| cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Blackboard |
| cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard_academic_suite:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Blackboard |
- cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Blackboard
- cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·Blackboard
- cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·Blackboard
- cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.1 Vulnerable ·Blackboard
- cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Blackboard
- cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard_academic_suite:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Blackboard
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-0511
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xwp8-fr9p-xj9v
References
Other 1
More Blackboard vulnerabilities
- TI-2002-00979 Cross-site scripting vulnerabilities in Blackboard 5 allow remote attackers to execute… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2004-01457 BlackBoard 1.5.1 allows remote attackers to gain sensitive information via a direct… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.0
- TI-2006-04161 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Blackboard Learning System 6… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2006-0511 · CVE Program
- CVE-2006-0511 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xwp8-fr9p-xj9v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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