Description
The server in Blackboard Academic Suite 7.x stores MD5 password hashes that are provided directly by clients, which makes it easier for remote attackers to access accounts via a modified client that skips the javascript/md5.js hash calculation, and instead sends an arbitrary MD5 string.
References
- http://www.scribd.com/doc/2363025/Hacking-Blackboard-Academic-Suite
- 3810 third-party-advisory
- http://secskill.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/hacking-blackboard-academic-suite-2/
- 20080326 Blackboard Academic Suite Multiple XSS Vulnerabilities mailing-list
- blackboard-client-information-disclosure(41935) vdb-entry