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CVE-2008-1883

MEDIUM CVSS: 6.8 Published: 2008-04-18 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Blackboard Blackboard Academic Suite

Weakness Type

CWE-287

References