CVE-2005-4206

Public Exploit

Description

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 redirect users to other URLs and conduct phishing attacks via a modified url parameter to frameset.jsp, which loads the URL into a frame and causes it to appear to be part of a valid page.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.33% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23558 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.ipomonis.com/advisories/Bb_6.zip broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/17991 broken link exploit third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/21618 vdb entry broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15814 exploit vdb entry third party advisory broken link

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4206?
CVE-2005-4206 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4206?
To fix CVE-2005-4206, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-4206 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2005-4206 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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