Six Apart Movable Type up to 2.5 Textbox Name cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Six Apart Movable Type up to 2.5. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Textbox Handler. This manipulation of the argument Name causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2003-0287. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Six Apart Movable Type up to 2.5 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Textbox Handler. The manipulation of the argument name with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Movable Type before 2.6, and possibly other versions including 2.63, allows remote attackers to insert arbitrary web script or HTML via the Name textbox, possibly when the "Allow HTML in comments?" option is enabled.

The weakness was presented 06/16/2003 as confirmed posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0287 since 05/13/2003. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 2.6 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (12003) and SecurityFocus (BID 7560†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.8

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Movable Type 2.6

Timelineinfo

05/12/2003 🔍
05/13/2003 +1 days 🔍
06/16/2003 +34 days 🔍
06/16/2003 +0 days 🔍
08/11/2014 +4074 days 🔍
05/03/2019 +1726 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2003-0287 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0287
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20533
X-Force: 12003 - Movable Type comment cross-site scripting
SecurityFocus: 7560 - Movable Type Comment Form HTML Code Injection Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 08/12/2014 01:04
Updated: 05/03/2019 16:52
Changes: 08/12/2014 01:04 (53), 05/03/2019 16:52 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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