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CVE-2006-0511

Blackboard Academic Suite 6.0 and earlier does not properly clear session information when de-authenticating a user who is idle, which allows subsequent users …

Impact

Blackboard Academic Suite 6.0 and earlier does not properly clear session information when de-authenticating a user who is idle, which allows subsequent users to log in as the previous user and gain privileges. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this issue, saying that "This is a customer specific issue related to their Kerberos authentication single sign-on application and not a vulnerability in the Blackboard product.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
BlackboardBlackboard
Versions 5.0, 5.0.2, 5.5, 5.5.1, 6.0
BlackboardBlackboard Academic Suite
Version 6.0

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