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Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVE-2020-5528

Medium
6.1/10

Summary

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Movable Type series (Movable Type 7 r.4603 and earlier (Movable Type 7), Movable Type 6.5.2 and earlier (Movable Type 6.5), Movable Type Advanced 7 r.4603 and earlier (Movable Type Advanced 7), Movable Type Advanced 6.5.2 and earlier (Movable Type Advanced 6.5), Movable Type Premium 1.26 and earlier (Movable Type Premium), and Movable Type Premium Advanced 1.26 and earlier (Movable Type Premium Advanced)) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML in the block editor and the rich text editor via a specially crafted URL.

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  • NETWORK
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  • CHANGED
  • REQUIRED
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CWE-79 - Cross Site Scripting

Cross-Site Scripting, commonly referred to as XSS, is the most dominant class of vulnerabilities. It allows an attacker to inject malicious code into a pregnable web application and victimize its users. The exploitation of such a weakness can cause severe issues such as account takeover, and sensitive data exfiltration. Because of the prevalence of XSS vulnerabilities and their high rate of exploitation, it has remained in the OWASP top 10 vulnerabilities for years.

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Advisory Timeline

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