CVE-2012-0317

Description

Multiple cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerabilities in Movable Type before 4.38, 5.0x before 5.07, and 5.1x before 5.13 allow remote attackers to hijack the authentication of arbitrary users for requests that modify data via the (1) commenting feature or (2) community script.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.29%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory movabletype.org Vendor Advisory movabletype.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.movabletype.org/2012/02/movable_type_513_507_and_438_security_updates.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52138 vdb entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2423 vendor advisory
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2012-000015 third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026738 vdb entry
http://www.movabletype.org/documentation/appendices/release-notes/513.html patch vendor advisory
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN70683217/index.html third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-0317?
CVE-2012-0317 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-0317?
To fix CVE-2012-0317, 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-2012-0317 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-0317 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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