Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise up to 4.1 dbuser cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise up to 4.1 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation of the argument dbuser results in cross site scripting. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-1262. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise up to 4.1. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation of the argument dbuser with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cgi-bin/mt/mt-wizard.cgi in Movable Type before 4.38, 5.0x before 5.07, and 5.1x before 5.13, when the product is incompletely installed, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the dbuser parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0318.

The weakness was disclosed 03/02/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at movabletype.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-1262 since 02/22/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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.

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 4.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (73411), Tenable (58198), SecurityFocus (BID 52138†), OSVDB (79470†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1026738†). The entries VDB-60535, VDB-60534, VDB-60358 and VDB-60356 are pretty similar. 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: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 58198
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2423-1 : movabletype-opensource - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Movable Type Enterprise 4.2

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02/22/2012 🔍
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02/23/2012 +1 days 🔍
02/24/2012 +1 days 🔍
03/02/2012 +7 days 🔍
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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-2012-1262 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1262
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60357

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X-Force: 73411
SecurityFocus: 52138 - Movable Type Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 79470
SecurityTracker: 1026738 - Movable Type Flaws Permit Remote Authenticated Command Injection and Remote Cross-Site Scripting and Cross-Site Request Forgery Attacks
Vulnerability Center: 38336 - Movable Type \x27cgi-bin/mt/mt-wizard.cgi\x27 XSS Vulnerability on Incompletely Installed Products, Low

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/30/2021 13:29
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (63), 04/24/2017 13:28 (9), 11/30/2021 13:17 (3), 11/30/2021 13:23 (1), 11/30/2021 13:29 (2)
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