CVE-2008-1883

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.8)—

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.

CVSS

Version: 2.0
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Base score: 6.8

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.26%
Percentile among all scored CVEs: 69
Score date: 10/6/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Blackboard — Blackboard Academic Suite

CWEs

CWE-287

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

Show

{
  "id": "CVE-2008-1883",
  "cveTags": [],
  "metrics": {
    "cvssMetricV2": [
      {
        "type": "Primary",
        "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
        "cvssData": {
          "version": "2.0",
          "baseScore": 6.8,
          "accessVector": "NETWORK",
          "vectorString": "AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P",
          "authentication": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "accessComplexity": "MEDIUM",
          "availabilityImpact": "PARTIAL",
          "confidentialityImpact": "PARTIAL"
        },
        "acInsufInfo": false,
        "impactScore": 6.4,
        "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
        "exploitabilityScore": 8.6,
        "obtainUserPrivilege": false,
        "obtainOtherPrivilege": false,
        "userInteractionRequired": true
      }
    ]
  },
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "cve@mitre.org",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "product": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "published": "2008-04-18T15:05:00.000",
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "http://secskill.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/hacking-blackboard-academic-suite-2/",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit"
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3810",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.scribd.com/doc/2363025/Hacking-Blackboard-Academic-Suite",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit"
      ],
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490096/100/0/threaded",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41935",
      "source": "cve@mitre.org"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://secskill.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/hacking-blackboard-academic-suite-2/",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit"
      ],
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://securityreason.com/securityalert/3810",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.scribd.com/doc/2363025/Hacking-Blackboard-Academic-Suite",
      "tags": [
        "Exploit"
      ],
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/490096/100/0/threaded",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41935",
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"
    }
  ],
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "type": "Primary",
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-287"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "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."
    },
    {
      "lang": "es",
      "value": "El servidor en Blackboard Academic Suite 7.x almacena hashes de contraseñas MD5 que son proporcionadas directamente por clientes, lo que facilita a atacantes remotos el acceso a cuentas a través de un cliente modificado que salta el cálculo hash javascript/md5.js y en vez de eso envía una cadena MD5 cualquiera."
    }
  ],
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T22:52:41.027",
  "configurations": [
    {
      "nodes": [
        {
          "negate": false,
          "cpeMatch": [
            {
              "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard_academic_suite:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
              "vulnerable": true,
              "matchCriteriaId": "09F45424-8CE2-4AAA-81BA-393B023DC328",
              "versionEndIncluding": "7"
            }
          ],
          "operator": "OR"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org"
}