XSS in Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type Advanced (Software Edition)
CVE-2025-62499
Movable Type contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in Edit CategorySet of ContentType page. If crafted input is stored by an attacker with "ContentType Management" privilege, an arbitrary script may be executed on the web browser of the user who accesses Edit CategorySet of ContentType page.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.002 (12.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type Advanced (Software Edition) — versions 8.4.0 to 8.4.3 (8.4 series), 8.0.0 to 8.0.7 (8.0 series), 7 r.5509 and earlier (7 series)
- Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type (Cloud Edition) — versions 8.7.0 (8 series), 7 r.5509 (7 series)
- Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type Premium (Advanced Edition) (Software — versions 2.10 and earlier (2 series), 1.67 and earlier (1 series)
- Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type Premium (Cloud Edition) — versions 2.10 (2 series), 1.67 (1 series)
- Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type Premium (Software Edition) — versions 2.10 and earlier (2 series), 1.67 and earlier (1 series)
- Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type (Software Edition) — versions 8.4.0 to 8.4.3 (8.4 series), 8.0.0 to 8.0.7 (8.0 series), 7 r.5509 and earlier (7 series)
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-62499?
- CVE-2025-62499 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type Advanced (Software Edition), classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2025-10-23.
- How severe is CVE-2025-62499?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.