The password reset feature in Movable Type before 3.2 generates different error messages…
Priority LOW 26Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The password reset feature in Movable Type before 3.2 generates different error messages depending on whether a user exists or not, which allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01375 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:six_apart:movable_type:3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.17 | Vulnerable | Six Apart Ltd. |
- cpe:2.3:a:six_apart:movable_type:3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.17 Vulnerable ·Six Apart Ltd.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2005-3101
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-558h-x2r7-g672
References
Other 1
More Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type vulnerabilities
- TI-2007-00224 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Movable Type (MT) 3.33, when nofollow is… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2003-00268 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Movable Type before 2.6, and possibly other… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2009-02369 mt-wizard.cgi in Six Apart Movable Type before 4.261, when global templates are not… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
- TI-2008-05514 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Six Apart Movable Type Enterprise (MTE) 1.x… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2006-04896 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the search function in Six Apart Movable Type… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2005-02934 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Movable Type before 3.2 allows remote… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
Sources
- CVE-2005-3101 · CVE Program
- CVE-2005-3101 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-558h-x2r7-g672 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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