#VU27916 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component in Six Apart Ltd Web applications


Published: 2020-05-14

Vulnerability identifier: #VU27916

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5574

CWE-ID: CWE-74

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Movable Type
Web applications / CMS
Movable Type Advanced
Web applications / CMS
Movable Type for AWS
Web applications / CMS
Movable Type Premium
Web applications / CMS
Movable Type Premium Advanced
Web applications / CMS

Vendor: Six Apart Ltd

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cache poisoning attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation of HTML code. A remote attacker can send a specially crated request and inject arbitrary HTML attribute value.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Movable Type: 6.3 - 7.2.1

Movable Type Advanced: 6.3 - 7.2.1

Movable Type for AWS: 7.0.1 - 7.2.1

Movable Type Premium: 1.29

Movable Type Premium Advanced: 1.29


External links
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN28806943/index.html
http://movabletype.org/news/2020/05/mt-730-660-6312-released.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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