CVE-2005-4206

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: December 13, 2005 at 11:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 10:18 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorAcademic Suite

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
No known 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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (5)

Third Party Advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkExploitVendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17991
VDB Entryx_refsource_OSVDBBroken Link
http://www.osvdb.org/21618
VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15814
VDB Entryx_refsource_XFThird Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/23558

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.1MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-601

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