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CVE-2005-4339: Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Blackboard Learning and Community Portal System in Academic Sui...

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in 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 inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the context parameter to announcement.pl, which is reflected in the resulting page.

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This is an old reflected cross-site scripting issue in Blackboard Learning and Community Portal System. A crafted request to an announcements page could cause attacker-controlled script or HTML to appear in a user’s browser. Business impact depends on whether legacy Blackboard Academic Suite 6.x systems remain accessible. Exposure is likely limited to organizations still running legacy Blackboard Learning and Community Portal System / Academic Suite 6.x instances, especially where announcement.pl is reachable by students, staff, or the internet. Treat this as a legacy-system exposure check rather than a broad emergency. Prioritize if Blackboard Academic Suite 6.x is still reachable, because XSS can affect user trust and session security in education portals. Mitigation focus: Inventory Blackboard Academic Suite deployments and confirm exact versions.; Check Blackboard or archived vendor guidance for the official fix or upgrade path.; Retire or isolate unsupported legacy Blackboard instances where feasible..

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