CVE-2008-1795 describes multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Blackboard Academic Suite versions 7.x and earlier, and potentially some 8.0 versions. Attackers can inject arbitrary web script or HTML through the searchText parameter in viewCatalog or the data__announcements___pk1_pk2__subject parameter in announcement.pl. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (medium severity), indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity and a potential impact of partial information disclosure. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:academic_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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