VDB-149756 · CVE-2020-5528 · GCVE-0-2020-5528

Movable Type Block Editor/Rich Text Editor cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Movable Type. This affects an unknown part of the component Block Editor/Rich Text Editor. Such manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2020-5528. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Movable Type (unknown version) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Block Editor/Rich Text Editor. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Movable Type series (Movable Type 7 r.4603 and earlier (Movable Type 7), Movable Type 6.5.2 and earlier (Movable Type 6.5), Movable Type Advanced 7 r.4603 and earlier (Movable Type Advanced 7), Movable Type Advanced 6.5.2 and earlier (Movable Type Advanced 6.5), Movable Type Premium 1.26 and earlier (Movable Type Premium), and Movable Type Premium Advanced 1.26 and earlier (Movable Type Premium Advanced)) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the block editor and the rich text editor via a specially crafted URL.

The weakness was released 02/06/2020. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-5528 since 01/06/2020. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Name

Movable Type

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/06/2020 🔍
02/06/2020 +31 days 🔍
02/06/2020 +0 days 🔍
03/28/2024 +1512 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: jvn.jp
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2020-5528 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-5528
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-149756

Entryinfo

Created: 02/06/2020 15:57
Updated: 03/28/2024 18:13
Changes: 02/06/2020 15:57 (33), 02/06/2020 16:02 (17), 03/28/2024 18:13 (17)
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