CVE-2008-1883 describes a vulnerability in Blackboard Academic Suite 7.x where the server directly accepts client-provided MD5 password hashes. This allows remote attackers to bypass client-side JavaScript hash calculations by submitting arbitrary MD5 strings, facilitating unauthorized account access. With a CVSS score of 6.8, this medium-severity vulnerability has a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and potential for partial compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard_academic_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.