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CVE-2008-5845

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.3EPSS 1.1%EU EUVD

Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Six Apart Movable Type (MT) before 4.23 allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via a (1) MTEntryAuthorUsername, (2) MTAuthorDisplayName, (3) MTEntryAuthorDisplayName, or (4) MTCommenterName field in a Profile View template; a (5) listing screen or (6) edit screen in the CMS app; (7) a TrackBack title, related to the HTML sanitization library; or (8) a user archive name (aka archive title) on a published Community Blog template.

Key facts

CVSS score
4.3 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79
EPSS score
1.1% (64th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2008-5815)
Published
January 5, 2009
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-5815 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • sixapart / movable type
  • sixapart / movable type
  • sixapart / movable type
  • sixapart / movable type
  • sixapart / movable type
  • sixapart / movable type
  • sixapart / movable type
  • sixapart / movable type
  • sixapart / movable type
  • sixapart / movable type
  • sixapart / movable type
  • sixapart / movable type
  • sixapart / movable type
  • sixapart / movable type
  • sixapart / movable type
  • sixapart / movable type
  • sixapart / movable type

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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