From: Secunia Security Advisories (sec-advsecunia.com)
Date: Mon Jun 14 2004 - 08:39:16 CDT

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TITLE:
Blackboard Digital Dropbox File Retrieval Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA11848

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/11848/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass, Exposure of sensitive information

WHERE:
From remote

SOFTWARE:
Blackboard Learning and Community Portal Systems 6

DESCRIPTION:
Maarten Verbeek has reported a vulnerability in Blackboard, which can
be exploited by malicious users to download other users' files in
their dropbox.

The problem is that files in dropboxes are stored insecurely on the
server in predictable locations.

Successful exploitation requires that a valid file name is known or
can be guessed.

SOLUTION:
Use another product.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Maarten Verbeek

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