CVE-2012-0317 Cross-site request forgery in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can hijack user sessions to modify data via CSRF in Movable Type's commenting or community features.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2012-0317?

CVE-2012-0317 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Mar 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0317?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sixapart Movable Type.

How do I fix CVE-2012-0317?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2012-0317 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-0317 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q6pj-7m8h-843g.

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