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Movable Type mt-comments.cgi static Parameter XSS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 54842
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Synopsis
An application hosted on the remote web server is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability.Description
The version of Movable Type running on the remote host is affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability because the application fails to properly sanitize input to the 'static' parameter of the 'mt-comments.cgi' script. An attacker may be able to leverage this to inject arbitrary HTML and script code into a user's browser to be executed within the security context of the affected site.Solution
Upgrade to Movable Type version 4.36 / 5.05 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 54842
File Name: movabletype_mtcomments_static_xss.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: remote
Family: CGI abuses : XSS
Published: 5/27/2011
Updated: 6/5/2024
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Enable CGI Scanning: true
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:sixapart:movable_type
Required KB Items: www/movabletype
Excluded KB Items: Settings/disable_cgi_scanning
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/24/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/24/2011
Reference Information
BID: 47997