CVE-2005-4338

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2005-12-19 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

announcement.pl in Blackboard Learning and Community Portal System in Academic Suite 6.3.1.424, 6.2.3.23, and other versions before 6 allows remote attackers to gain administrator privileges by setting the context parameter to "admin".

Affected products

Blackboard Academic Suite: 6.2.3.23, 6.3.1.424

References

http://www.ipomonis.com/advisories/Bb_6.zip
http://www.osvdb.org/21617
http://www.ipomonis.com/advisories/Bb_6.zip
http://www.osvdb.org/21617

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