CVE-2008-5846
Status: ModifiedMedium (4)—
Six Apart Movable Type (MT) before 4.23 allows remote authenticated users with create permission for posts to bypass intended access restrictions and publish posts via a "system-wide entry listing screen."
CVSS
- Version: 2.0
- Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
- Base score: 4
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.00%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 62
- Score date: 10/6/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (1)
CWEs
- CWE-264
References
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