# CVE-2006-4308: Cross-site scripting in n/a

> Remote attackers can inject malicious scripts into Blackboard Discussion Boards, potentially compromising user sessions and data.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Aug 2006
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-46h9-5vh7-qx7w

## What is CVE-2006-4308?

CVE-2006-4308 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Aug 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Blackboard Learning System 6, Blackboard Learning and Community Portal Suite 6.2.3.23, and Blackboard Vista 4 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary Javascript, VBScript, or HTML via (1) data, (2) vbscript, and (3) malformed javascript URIs in various HTML tags when posting to the Discussion Board.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2006-4308?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Blackboard Blackboard, Blackboard Blackboard Learning and Community Portal Suite, Blackboard Vista.

## How do I fix CVE-2006-4308?

No fix has been published for CVE-2006-4308 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2006-4308 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-4308 exists.

Public exploit code:

- BlackBoard Products 6 - Multiple HTML Injection Vulnerabilities (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2002-1007](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2002-1007/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2004-1581](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2004-1581/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.0)
- [CVE-2006-0511](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-0511/): Auth bypass in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2006-4308 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2006-4308 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Aug 2006. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2006-4308 exists.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4308/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2006-4308/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-4308
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-4308
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2006-4308

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