What is CVE-2022-38078?

CVE-2022-38078 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sixapart Movable_type, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-24.

How severe is CVE-2022-38078?

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

RCE in Sixapart Movable_type

CVE-2022-38078

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 com…

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.019 (76.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Sixapart Movable_type
Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type Xmlrpc Api — versions 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

vultures@jpcert.or.jp (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
vultures@jpcert.or.jp (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38078?: CVE-2022-38078 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sixapart Movable_type, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-08-24.
How severe is CVE-2022-38078?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.