What is CVE-2020-9008?

CVE-2020-9008 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Blackboard Learn, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-02-25.

How severe is CVE-2020-9008?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2020-9008 known to be exploited?

7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Blackboard Learn

CVE-2020-9008

Stored Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Blackboard Learn/PeopleTool v9.1 allows users to inject arbitrary web script via the Tile widget in the People Tool profile editor.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.006 (46.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Blackboard Blackboard_learn — versions 9.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9008?: CVE-2020-9008 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Blackboard Learn, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-02-25.
How severe is CVE-2020-9008?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-9008 known to be exploited?: 7 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.