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CRITICAL
CVE-2022-38078
Six Apart Movable Type XMLRPC Command Injection Vulnerability
Description

Movable Type XMLRPC API provided by Six Apart Ltd. contains a command injection vulnerability. Sending a specially crafted message by POST method to Movable Type XMLRPC API may allow arbitrary Perl script execution, and an arbitrary OS command may be executed through it. Affected products and versions are as follows: Movable Type 7 r.5202 and earlier, Movable Type Advanced 7 r.5202 and earlier, Movable Type 6.8.6 and earlier, Movable Type Advanced 6.8.6 and earlier, Movable Type Premium 1.52 and earlier, and Movable Type Premium Advanced 1.52 and earlier. Note that all versions of Movable Type 4.0 or later including unsupported (End-of-Life, EOL) versions are also affected by this vulnerability.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 24, 2022, 9:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 8, 2023, 2:22 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-38078 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Sixapart movable_type
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-38078.

URL Resource
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN57728859/index.html Third Party Advisory
https://movabletype.org/news/2022/08/mt-795-687-released.html Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-38078 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-38078 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 31, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN57728859/index.html No Types Assigned https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN57728859/index.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://movabletype.org/news/2022/08/mt-795-687-released.html No Types Assigned https://movabletype.org/news/2022/08/mt-795-687-released.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-78
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:*:*:*:*:premium:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.53 *cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:*:*:*:*:premium_advanced:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.53 *cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:*:*:*:*:-:-:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (excluding) 6.8.7 *cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:*:*:*:*:-:aws:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (excluding) 6.8.7 *cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:*:*:*:*:advanced:-:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (excluding) 6.8.7 *cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:*:*:*:*:advanced:aws:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (excluding) 6.8.7 *cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:*:*:*:*:-:-:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0 up to (excluding) 7.9.5 *cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:*:*:*:*:-:aws:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0 up to (excluding) 7.9.5 *cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:*:*:*:*:advanced:-:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0 up to (excluding) 7.9.5 *cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:*:*:*:*:advanced:aws:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0 up to (excluding) 7.9.5
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-38078 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.22 }} -0.02%

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0.59964

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