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CVE-2005-1076: WebCT Campus Edition 4.1 allows script injection in discussion board

CVE-2005-1076 · published 21 years ago

Summary

The discussion board in WebCT Campus Edition 4.1 can be tricked into accepting malicious code entered in the message field. When other users view the compromised message, the code runs in their browsers, potentially exposing personal information or taking control of their session. Apply the latest vendor update or disable the discussion board until the issue is fixed, and ensure all user input is properly filtered.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
webct	webct	campus_4.1 `cpe:2.3:a:webct:webct:campus_4.1:::::::*`

Original advisory text

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the discussion board functionality for WebCT Campus Edition 4.1 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the message field.

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/395544 Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13101 Exploit

Fix within

Internet-facing 60 days

Internal At next upgrade

Not known to be exploited
Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
Gives an attacker partial control (estimated)

Severity

4.3 Medium

Exploitation

1% chance of attack within 30 days

Timeline

Published2 May 2005

Updated4 Nov 2026

First seen29 Sep 2026

Sources

CVE-2005-1076 · NVD

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