CVE-2022-38078

CRITICAL
Published Aug 24, 20223y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Aug 24, 2022 3y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

Movable Type XMLRPC API provided by Six Apart Ltd. contains a command injection vulnerability. Sending a specially crafted message by POST method to Movable Type XMLRPC API may allow arbitrary Perl script execution, and an arbitrary OS command may be executed through it. Affected products and versions are as follows: Movable Type 7 r.5202 and earlier, Movable Type Advanced 7 r.5202 and earlier, Movable Type 6.8.6 and earlier, Movable Type Advanced 6.8.6 and earlier, Movable Type Premium 1.52 and earlier, and Movable Type Premium Advanced 1.52 and earlier. Note that all versions of Movable Type 4.0 or later including unsupported (End-of-Life, EOL) versions are also affected by this vulnerability.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

No active exploitation signals — not in CISA KEV and no EPSS score yet.

Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code (Code Injection) Injection

Affected Products 10

VendorProductVersionRange
sixapartmovable_type* <1.53
sixapartmovable_type* <1.53
sixapartmovable_type*≥6.0.0  –  <6.8.7
sixapartmovable_type*≥6.0.0  –  <6.8.7
sixapartmovable_type*≥6.0.0  –  <6.8.7
sixapartmovable_type*≥6.0.0  –  <6.8.7
sixapartmovable_type*≥7.0.0  –  <7.9.5
sixapartmovable_type*≥7.0.0  –  <7.9.5
sixapartmovable_type*≥7.0.0  –  <7.9.5
sixapartmovable_type*≥7.0.0  –  <7.9.5

References 2

  • jvn.jp https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN57728859/index.html
    Third Party Advisory
  • movabletype.org https://movabletype.org/news/2022/08/mt-795-687-released.html
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.