CVE-2008-1883 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass authentication by sending arbitrary MD5 hashes, allowing unauthorized access to user accounts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-1883?
CVE-2008-1883 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Apr 2008. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The server in Blackboard Academic Suite 7.x stores MD5 password hashes that are provided directly by clients, which makes it easier for remote attackers to access accounts via a modified client that skips the javascript/md5.js hash calculation, and instead sends an arbitrary MD5 string.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-1883?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Blackboard Blackboard Academic Suite.
How do I fix CVE-2008-1883?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-1883 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2008-1883 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-1883 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8hc3-wrhh-6crh.