CVE-2022-38078 Command injection in Movable Type XMLRPC API
Attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via the XMLRPC API, requiring immediate upgrades to secure Movable Type installations.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-38078?
CVE-2022-38078 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type XMLRPC API, published on 24 Aug 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38078?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sixapart Movable Type.
How do I fix CVE-2022-38078?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38078 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2022-38078 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38078 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type XMLRPC API
Sources
Also known as GHSA-f342-4q2c-v2q2.