BlackBoard CourseInfo 4.0 does not properly authenticate users, which allows local users to modify CourseInfo database information and gain privileges by directly calling the supporting CGI programs such as user_update_passwd.pl and user_update_admin.pl
Published Oct 13, 2000
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.46%
Description
BlackBoard CourseInfo 4.0 does not properly authenticate users, which allows local users to modify CourseInfo database information and gain privileges by directly calling the supporting CGI programs such as user_update_passwd.pl and user_update_admin.pl.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.0
- unix
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.46% (0.01459) | 72.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.47% (0.01472) | 70.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.43% (0.00435) | 60.74th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (4)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0254.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1486 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?content=/templates/archive.pike%3Flist%3D1%26msg%3D20000719151904.I17986%40securityfocus.com mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4946 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-07/0254.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1486 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/frames/?content=/templates/archive.pike%3Flist%3D1%26msg%3D20000719151904.I17986%40securityfocus.com | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/4946 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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