Movable Type Administrative User Interface Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	40092
Class:	Input Validation Error
CVE:
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	May 11 2010 12:00AM
Updated:	May 12 2010 04:41PM
Credit:	The vendor.
Vulnerable:	Movable Type Movable Type 5.01 Movable Type Movable Type 5.0
Not Vulnerable:	Movable Type Movable Type 5.02

Movable Type Administrative User Interface Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Movable Type is prone to a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

An attacker may leverage this issue to execute arbitrary script code in the browser of an unsuspecting user in the context of the affected site. This may allow the attacker to steal cookie-based authentication credentials and launch other attacks.

Versions prior to Movable Type 5.02 are affected.

Movable Type Administrative User Interface Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Attacker can exploit this issue by enticing an unsuspecting victim to follow a malicious URI.

Movable Type Administrative User Interface Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for details.


Movable Type Movable Type 5.0

• Movable Type MTOS-5.02-en.zip
  http://www.movabletype.org/downloads/stable/MTOS-5.02-en.zip

Movable Type Movable Type 5.01

• Movable Type MTOS-5.02-en.zip
  http://www.movabletype.org/downloads/stable/MTOS-5.02-en.zip

Movable Type Administrative User Interface Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability

References:

• Movable Type Homepage (Movable Type)
  
• New and Updated in Movable Type 5.02 (Movable Type)