Movable Type Arbitrary Blog Creation Path Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	15302
Class:	Access Validation Error
CVE:	CVE-2005-4690
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Nov 03 2005 12:00AM
Updated:	Jul 06 2007 03:57PM
Credit:	Tim Brown is credited with the discovery of this vulnerability.
Vulnerable:	Movable Type Movable Type 3.17 Movable Type Movable Type 3.16 Movable Type Movable Type 3.2 Movable Type Movable Type 2.63 Movable Type Movable Type 2.0
Not Vulnerable:

Movable Type Arbitrary Blog Creation Path Vulnerability

Movable Type is prone to a vulnerability that allows attackers to create files outside of the Movable Type directory path. This issue occurs because the application fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input.

Note that this vulnerability can occur only when a validated user has sufficient permissions to create blog entries.

Movable Type Arbitrary Blog Creation Path Vulnerability

No exploit is required.

Movable Type Arbitrary Blog Creation Path Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches for this issue. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: mailto:[email protected].

Movable Type Arbitrary Blog Creation Path Vulnerability

References:

• Movable Type Change Log (Movable Type)
  
• Movable Type Homepage (Movable Type)