Six Apart Movable Type 3.3 search cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Six Apart Movable Type 3.3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is the function Search. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-5080. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Six Apart Movable Type 3.3 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function search. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search function in Six Apart Movable Type 3.3 to 3.32, and Movable Type Enterprise 1.01 and 1.02, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 09/26/2006. The weakness was shared 09/26/2006 by Arai (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at sixapart.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-5080 since 09/28/2006. 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 of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22499 (FreeBSD : MT -- Search Unspecified XSS (350a5bd9-520b-11db-8f1a-000a48049292)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 6 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (29183), Tenable (22499), SecurityFocus (BID 20228†), OSVDB (29177†) and Secunia (SA22109†). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 22499
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : MT -- Search Unspecified XSS (350a5bd9-520b-11db-8f1a-000a48049292)
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OpenVAS ID: 57468
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: MT
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sixapart.com
Researcher: Arai
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2006-5080 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-5080
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-32539
X-Force: 29183
SecurityFocus: 20228 - Movable Type Unspecified Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Secunia: 22109
OSVDB: 29177 - Movable Type Search Function Unspecified XSS
Vulnerability Center: 12863 - Six Apart Movable Type and Movable Type Enterprise Unspecified XSS Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-3779

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 04/23/2026 04:19
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (76), 07/09/2019 08:17 (5), 04/23/2026 04:19 (19)
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