What is CVE-2016-5742?

CVE-2016-5742 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sixapart Movable_type, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-23.

How severe is CVE-2016-5742?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Sixapart Movable_type

CVE-2016-5742

SQL injection vulnerability in the XML-RPC interface in Movable Type Pro and Advanced 6.x before 6.1.3 and 6.2.x before 6.2.6 and Movable Type Open Source 5.2.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via uns…

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.010 (77.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Sixapart Movable_type — versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2
Sixapart Movable_type_open_source
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5742?: CVE-2016-5742 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sixapart Movable_type, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-01-23.
How severe is CVE-2016-5742?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.