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CVE-2008-5845

UnknownEPSS 1.05%

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CVE-2008-5845 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Six Apart Movable Type (MT) before 4.23 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) MTEntryAuthorUsername, (2) MTAuthorDisplayName, (3) MTEntryAuthorDisplayName, or (4) MTCommenterName field in a Profile View template; a (5) listing screen or (6) edit screen in the CMS app; (7) a TrackBack title, related to the HTML sanitization library; or (8) a user archive name (aka archive title) on a published Community Blog template.. EPSS estimates a 1.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Six Apart Movable Type (MT) before 4.23 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) MTEntryAuthorUsername, (2) MTAuthorDisplayName, (3) MTEntryAuthorDisplayName, or (4) MTCommenterName field in a Profile View template; a (5) listing screen or (6) edit screen in the CMS app; (7) a TrackBack title, related to the HTML sanitization library; or (8) a user archive name (aka archive title) on a published Community Blog template.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
1.05%

59.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
SixapartMovable Type<= 4.21
SixapartMovable Type3.0d
SixapartMovable Type3.1
SixapartMovable Type3.01d
SixapartMovable Type3.2
SixapartMovable Type3.3
SixapartMovable Type3.11
SixapartMovable Type3.12
SixapartMovable Type3.14
SixapartMovable Type3.15
SixapartMovable Type3.16
SixapartMovable Type3.17
SixapartMovable Type3.32
SixapartMovable Type3.33
SixapartMovable Type3.34
SixapartMovable Type3.35
SixapartMovable Type4.2

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2008-5845?
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Six Apart Movable Type (MT) before 4.23 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) MTEntryAuthorUsername, (2) MTAuthorDisplayName, (3) MTEntryAuthorDisplayName, or (4) MTCommenterName field in a Profile View template; a (5) listing screen or (6) edit screen in the CMS app; (7) a TrackBack title, related to the HTML sanitization library; or (8) a user archive name (aka archive title) on a published Community Blog template.
How severe is CVE-2008-5845?
Severity scoring for CVE-2008-5845 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 1.05% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5845?
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Source: NVD / NIST