CVE-2005-4338 describes a critical vulnerability in Blackboard Learning and Community Portal System versions prior to 6.3.1.424 and 6.2.3.23, where remote attackers can achieve administrator privileges by manipulating the "context" parameter in announcement.pl. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 10.0, indicating maximum severity due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:academic_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.2.3.23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:academic_suite:6.2.3.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.3.1.424CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:academic_suite:6.3.1.424:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
No social media mentions found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.