What is CVE-2017-18262?

CVE-2017-18262 is a vulnerability in Blackboard Learn that allows unvalidated redirects on any signed-in user through its endpoints for handling Shibboleth logins.

What software versions are affected by CVE-2017-18262?

Blackboard Learn versions 9.1 and 9.1-q2_2016, 9.1-q2_2017, 9.1-q4_2015, 9.1-q4_2016, and 9.1-q4_2017 are affected by CVE-2017-18262.

How severe is CVE-2017-18262?

CVE-2017-18262 has a severity level of 6.1, which is considered medium severity.

What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) for CVE-2017-18262?

The CWEs associated with CVE-2017-18262 are CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) and CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')).

Where can I find more information about CVE-2017-18262?

You can find more information about CVE-2017-18262 at the following references: [1] [2] [3].

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CVE-2017-18262

medium

6.1

CWE

20 601

30/4/2018

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-18262: Input Validation

First published: Mon Apr 30 2018(Updated: )

Blackboard Learn (Since at least 17th of October 2017) has allowed Unvalidated Redirects on any signed-in user through its endpoints for handling Shibboleth logins, as demonstrated by a webapps/bb-auth-provider-shibboleth-BBLEARN/execute/shibbolethLogin?returnUrl= URI.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Blackboard Blackboard Learn	<=9.1
Blackboard Blackboard Learn	=9.1-q2_2016
Blackboard Blackboard Learn	=9.1-q2_2017
Blackboard Blackboard Learn	=9.1-q4_2015
Blackboard Blackboard Learn	=9.1-q4_2016
Blackboard Blackboard Learn	=9.1-q4_2017

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What is CVE-2017-18262?
CVE-2017-18262 is a vulnerability in Blackboard Learn that allows unvalidated redirects on any signed-in user through its endpoints for handling Shibboleth logins.
What software versions are affected by CVE-2017-18262?
Blackboard Learn versions 9.1 and 9.1-q2_2016, 9.1-q2_2017, 9.1-q4_2015, 9.1-q4_2016, and 9.1-q4_2017 are affected by CVE-2017-18262.
How severe is CVE-2017-18262?
CVE-2017-18262 has a severity level of 6.1, which is considered medium severity.
What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) for CVE-2017-18262?
The CWEs associated with CVE-2017-18262 are CWE-20 (Improper Input Validation) and CWE-601 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')).
Where can I find more information about CVE-2017-18262?
You can find more information about CVE-2017-18262 at the following references: [1] [2] [3].

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