SB2016062702 - SQL injection in Movable Type
Published: June 27, 2016 Updated: July 12, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016062702
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) SQL injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5742)
CWE-ID: CWE-89 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
CVSSv4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to inject SQL commands.
The vulnerability exists due to improper user-supplied input validation in the xml-rpc interface. A remote unauthenticated attacker can inject SQL commands by supplying a specially crafted parameter value.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in disclosure of system information,
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.