CVE-2000-0627

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Published Oct 13, 2000 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

BlackBoard CourseInfo 4.0 does not properly authenticate users, which allows local users to modify CourseInfo database information and gain privileges by directly calling the supporting CGI programs such as user_update_passwd.pl and user_update_admin.pl.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:courseinfo:4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:courseinfo:unix:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0623	BlackBoard CourseInfo 4.0 does not properly authenticate users, which allows local users to modify CourseInfo database information and gain privileges by directly calling the supporting CGI programs such as user_update_passwd.pl and user_update_admin.pl.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.5% (1.459% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0254.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1486
http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?content=/templates/archive.pike%3Flist%3D1%26msg%3D20000719151904.I17986%40securityfocus.com
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4946

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Blackboard Courseinfo

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:21 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 13, 2000, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 5:21 AM
Reserved: Aug 2, 2000, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:52 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 18, 2000, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:52 PM

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