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CVE-2015-0845· NVD / CVE Program· CNA debian

Format string vulnerability in Movable Type Pro, Open Source, and Advanced before 5.2.13 and Pro and Advanced 6.0.x before 6.0.8 allows remo

Format string vulnerability in Movable Type Pro, Open Source, and Advanced before 5.2.13 and Pro and Advanced 6.0.x before 6.0.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors related to localization of templates.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v2.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Apr 17, 2015
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
3.7% · 89th percentile
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Action score

31

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 3.7%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
sixapartmovabletype

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • sixapart movabletypeup to 5.2.11 inclusive
  • sixapart movabletype6.0
  • sixapart movabletype6.0.1
  • sixapart movabletype6.0.2
  • sixapart movabletype6.0.3
  • sixapart movabletype6.0.4
  • sixapart movabletype6.0.5
  • sixapart movabletype6.0.6
  • sixapart movabletype6.0.7

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:7movabletype-opensourcebefore 5.1.4+dfsg-4+deb7u35.1.4+dfsg-4+deb7u3

Same product

sixapart: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2010-4511Unspecified vulnerability in Movable Type 4.x before 4.35 and 5.x before 5.04 has unknown impact and attack vectors related to the "dynamic
    40Plan
  • CVE-2010-4509Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Movable Type 4.x before 4.35 and 5.x before 5.04 have unknown impact and attack vectors related to t
    40Plan
  • CVE-2010-3922SQL injection vulnerability in Movable Type 4.x before 4.35 and 5.x before 5.04 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands vi
    30Monitor
  • CVE-2014-0977Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Rich Text Editor in Movable Type 5.0x, 5.1x before 5.161, 5.2.x before 5.2.9, and 6.0.x befo
    18Monitor
  • CVE-2010-3921Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Movable Type 4.x before 4.35 and 5.x before 5.04 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web
    17Monitor
  • CVE-2014-5313Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the management page in Six Apart Movable Type before 5.2 allows remote authenticated users to in
    14Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:movabletype-opensource5.1.4+dfsg-4+deb7u3 · Debian:7Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
P · data can be read
Integrity
P · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
P · the service can be disrupted
Attack complexity
Low
Confidentiality impact
P
Integrity impact
P
Availability impact
P

Weakness class (CWE)

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

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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