JVNDB-2008-000056

[Japanese]
JVNDB-2008-000056
Movable Type vulnerable to cross-site scripting
Overview
Movable Type contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. Movable Type, a web log system from Six Apart, contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability. Gaku Mochizuki of Mitsui Bussan Secure Directions, Inc. reported this vulnerability to IPA. JPCERT/CC coordinated with the vendor under the Information Security Early Warning Partnership.
CVSS Severity (What is CVSS?)
CVSS V2 Severity: Base Metrics 4.3 (Medium) [IPA Score] Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: None
Affected Products

Six Apart, Ltd. Movable Type 3 (version 3.36 and earlier) Movable Type (community_solution) Movable Type (enterprise) 1.5 (version 1.54 and earlier) Movable Type 4 (version 4.20 and earlier) Movable Type (enterprise) 4 (version 4.20 and earlier)

Impact
An arbitrary script may be executed on some web browsers.
Solution
[Update the Software] Apply the latest updates provided by the vendor.
Vendor Information
Six Apart, Ltd. MOVABLETYPE NEWS : Movable Type 4.2 RC5 (Japanese) MOVABLETYPE NEWS : 2008/08/07 (Japanese)
CWE (What is CWE?)
Cross-site Scripting(CWE-79) [IPA Evaluation]
CVE (What is CVE?)
CVE-2008-4079
References
JVN : JVN#30385652 National Vulnerability Database (NVD) : CVE-2008-4079 SecurityFocus : 31073 JVN iPedia (Japanese) : JVNDB-2008-000056
Revision History
[2008/09/10] Web page published

Movable Type vulnerable to cross-site scripting