Description
BlackBoard CourseInfo 4.0 does not properly authenticate users, which allows local users to modify CourseInfo database information and gain privileges by directly calling the supporting CGI programs such as user_update_passwd.pl and user_update_admin.pl.
References
- 20000719 Security Fix for Blackboard CourseInfo 4.0 mailing-list
- 1486 vdb-entry
- 20000718 Blackboard Courseinfo v4.0 User Authentication mailing-list
- blackboard-courseinfo-dbase-modification(4946) vdb-entry