CVE-2005-4690

Description

Six Apart Movable Type 3.16 allows local users with blog-creation privileges to create or overwrite arbitrary files of certain types (such as HTML and image files) by selecting an arbitrary directory as a blog's top-level directory. NOTE: this issue can be used in conjunction with CVE-2005-3102 to create or overwrite arbitrary files of all types.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.08%

Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0091.html	vendor advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15302	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/16899	third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-4690?: CVE-2005-4690 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-4690?: To fix CVE-2005-4690, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-4690 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-4690 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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