Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Feb 1, 2006· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2006-0511
CVE-2006-0511
Description
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
6cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
- cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:blackboard:blackboard_academic_suite:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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