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Blackboard Input Validation Holes in 'addressbook.pl', 'tasks.pl', and 'calendar.pl' Permit Cross-Site Scripting Attacks
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1009733 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1009733
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CVE Reference:
GENERIC-MAP-NOMATCH
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Apr 12 2004
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Impact:
Disclosure of authentication information, Disclosure of user information, Execution of arbitrary code via network, Modification of user information
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Exploit Included: Yes
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Version(s): 6.0
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Description:
Several input validation vulnerabilities were reported in Blackboard. A remote user can conduct cross-site scripting attacks.
OSVDB (http://osvdb.org/) reported that several components of Blackboard do not properly filter HTML code from user-supplied input. A remote user can create a specially crafted URL that, when loaded by a target user, will cause arbitrary scripting code to be executed by the target user's browser. The code will originate from the site running the Blackboard software and will run in the security context of that site. As a result, the code will be able to access the target user's cookies (including authentication cookies), if any, associated with the site, access data recently submitted by the target user via web form to the site, or take actions on the site acting as the target user.
According to the report, the 'course' and 'name' fields of 'addressbook.pl' are affected. The 'render_type' variable in 'tasks.pl' is also reported to be affected, as are several variables in the 'calendar.pl' script.
Some demonstration exploit URLs are provided:
http://[victim]/bin/common/addressbook.pl?action=ADD&nav=my_addressbook&course='%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert('Vulnerable')%3C/script%3E
http://[victim]/bin/common/tasks.pl?action=c&display=T.subject&filter=--!!all&course_id=&render_type='%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert('Vulnerable')%3C/
http://[victim]/bin/common/calendar.pl?course_name=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert('Vulnerable')%3C/script%3E
http://[victim]/bin/common/calendar.pl?courseID=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert('Vulnerable')%3C/script%3E
http://[victim]/bin/common/calendar.pl?subroutine=%22%3E%3Cscript%3Ealert('Vulnerable')%3C/script%3E
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Impact:
A remote user can access the target user's cookies (including authentication cookies), if any, associated with the site running the Blackboard software, access data recently submitted by the target user via web form to the site, or take actions on the site acting as the target user.
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Solution:
No solution was available at the time of this entry.
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Vendor URL: www.blackboard.com/products/ps/index.htm (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Input validation error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Red Hat Linux), UNIX (Solaris - SunOS), Windows (NT), Windows (2000)
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Message History:
None.
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