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CVE-2009-2481

Improper Authentication

Published: Jul 16, 2009 | Modified: Apr 09, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
5.8 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-2481
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html

mt-wizard.cgi in Six Apart Movable Type before 4.261, when global templates are not initialized, allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions and (1) send e-mail to arbitrary addresses or (2) obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Weakness

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Movable_typeSix_apart1.54 (including)1.54 (including)
Movable_typeSix_apart2.6 (including)2.6 (including)
Movable_typeSix_apart2.63 (including)2.63 (including)
Movable_typeSix_apart3.3 (including)3.3 (including)
Movable_typeSix_apart3.16 (including)3.16 (including)
Movable_typeSix_apart3.17 (including)3.17 (including)
Movable_typeSix_apart3.32 (including)3.32 (including)
Movable_typeSix_apart3.33 (including)3.33 (including)
Movable_typeSix_apart3.36 (including)3.36 (including)
Movable_typeSix_apart4.20 (including)4.20 (including)
Movable_typeSix_apart4.25 (including)4.25 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart*4.26 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart1.00 (including)1.00 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart1.1 (including)1.1 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart1.2 (including)1.2 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart1.3 (including)1.3 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart1.4 (including)1.4 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart1.5 (including)1.5 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart1.31 (including)1.31 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart3.0d (including)3.0d (including)
Movable_typeSixapart3.1 (including)3.1 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart3.01d (including)3.01d (including)
Movable_typeSixapart3.2 (including)3.2 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart3.3 (including)3.3 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart3.11 (including)3.11 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart3.12 (including)3.12 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart3.14 (including)3.14 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart3.15 (including)3.15 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart3.16 (including)3.16 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart3.17 (including)3.17 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart3.32 (including)3.32 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart3.33 (including)3.33 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart3.34 (including)3.34 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart3.35 (including)3.35 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart4.0 (including)4.0 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart4.01 (including)4.01 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart4.1 (including)4.1 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart4.01-b (including)4.01-b (including)
Movable_typeSixapart4.2 (including)4.2 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart4.12 (including)4.12 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart4.21 (including)4.21 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart4.23 (including)4.23 (including)
Movable_typeSixapart4.25 (including)4.25 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References

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