CVE-2006-0511

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Published Feb 1, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Blackboard Academic Suite 6.0 and earlier does not properly clear session information when de-authenticating a user who is idle, which allows subsequent users to log in as the previous user and gain privileges. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this issue, saying that "This is a customer specific issue related to their Kerberos authentication single sign-on application and not a vulnerability in the Blackboard product.

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:blackboard:5.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard:5.0.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard:5.5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard:5.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard:6.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard_academic_suite:6.0:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.364% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.osvdb.org/28023
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423654/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423686/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/423778/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/16438

History

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Subscriptions

Blackboard Blackboard Blackboard Academic Suite

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:41 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 1, 2006, 11:00 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 4:41 PM
Reserved: Feb 1, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:20 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 1, 2006, 11:02 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:20 PM

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