Sixapart Movable Type prior 5.0 cross-site request forgery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Sixapart Movable Type. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to cross-site request forgery. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2012-0317. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sixapart Movable Type. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross-site request forgery vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-352. The web application does not, or can not, sufficiently verify whether a well-formed, valid, consistent request was intentionally provided by the user who submitted the request. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Movable Type before 4.38, 5.0x before 5.07, and 5.1x before 5.13 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that modify data via the (1) commenting feature or (2) community script.

The weakness was presented 03/02/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at movabletype.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-0317 since 01/04/2012. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58198 (Debian DSA-2423-1 : movabletype-opensource - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks.

Upgrading to version 5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (73411), Tenable (58198), SecurityFocus (BID 52138†), SecurityTracker (ID 1026738†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-38332†). See VDB-60535, VDB-60534, VDB-60358 and VDB-60357 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Cross-site request forgery
CWE: CWE-352 / CWE-862 / CWE-863
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 58198
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2423-1 : movabletype-opensource - several vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Movable Type 5.0

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01/04/2012 🔍
02/22/2012 +49 days 🔍
02/23/2012 +1 days 🔍
02/24/2012 +1 days 🔍
03/02/2012 +7 days 🔍
03/02/2012 +0 days 🔍
02/07/2013 +342 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +774 days 🔍
11/30/2021 +2444 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: DSA-2423
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0317 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0317
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60353

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X-Force: 73411
SecurityFocus: 52138 - Movable Type Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1026738 - Movable Type Flaws Permit Remote Authenticated Command Injection and Remote Cross-Site Scripting and Cross-Site Request Forgery Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 38332 - Movable Type Multiple CSRF Vulnerabilities Allows Remote Authentication Hijacking, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/30/2021 12:02
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (60), 04/24/2017 13:25 (9), 11/30/2021 11:47 (3), 11/30/2021 11:55 (1), 11/30/2021 12:02 (2)
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