Zero-day holes found in Blackboard platform

[illumination]

Vulnerabilities in the Blackboard Learn platform have the potential to affect millions of school and university students and thousands of institutions around the world.
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[Hungry Man]

My school uses blackboard....

"holes that allow students to change grades and download unpublished exams"

oh really....

 

[illumination]

Yes, interesting article.. This part stood out for me, besides the fact that it could have the potential to affect millions of school and university students and thousands of institutions around the world.

The platform is used by the United States military to train soldiers

 

[hyphenet]

My school uses blackboard....

"holes that allow students to change grades and download unpublished exams"

oh really....

Haha.. yes, I'm sure this is the same reaction for anyone that uses Blackboard at their school.

Especially considering Blackboard Learn seems to be dragging it's feet with patching the vulnerabilities.

 

[eXPerience]

We use Blackboard also... perhaps I have to change some grades

eXp

 

[Deleted member 178]

We use Blackboard also... perhaps I have to change some grades
eXp

band of cheaters, you will perish and be consumed by the eternal flames of hell and your remains will be scattered in the wind of pandemonium !

 

[jamescv7]

Interesting, surely some people would sabotage just for the sake of the grades to be passed if the vulnerability isn't fix.