CVE-2020-5528

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: February 6, 2020 at 09:30 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:21 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorMovable Type

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 1.26v ≤ 46036.5.0 ≤ v ≤ 6.5.27.0 ≤ v ≤ 7.1.4

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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