CVE-2022-38972: Movable Type plugin A-Form vulnerable to cross-site scripting

Published:2022/09/09 Last Updated:2022/09/09

Overview

Movable Type plugin A-Form contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability.

Products Affected

• A-Form versions prior to 4.1.1 (for Movable Type 7 Series)
• A-Form versions prior to 3.9.1 (for Movable Type 6 Series)

The developer states that A-Member, A-Reserve, and A-Member Subscription Pack are affected too, because they contain an affected version of A-Form.

Description

Movable Type plugin A-Form provided by ARK-Web co., ltd. contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79).

Impact

An arbitrary script may be executed on the web browser of the user who accessed the site using the product.

Solution

Update the Software
Update A-Form to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.

Vendor Status

References

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

CVSS v3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector(AV)

Physical §

Local (L)

Adjacent (A)

Network (N)

Attack Complexity(AC)

High (H)

Low (L)

Privileges Required(PR)

High (H)

Low (L)

None (N)

User Interaction(UI)

Required ®

None (N)

Scope(S)

Unchanged (U)

Changed ©

Confidentiality Impact©

None (N)

Low (L)

High (H)

Integrity Impact(I)

None (N)

Low (L)

High (H)

Availability Impact(A)

None (N)

Low (L)

High (H)

CVSS v2 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector(AV)

Local (L)

Adjacent Network (A)

Network (N)

Access Complexity(AC)

High (H)

Medium (M)

Low (L)

Authentication(Au)

Multiple (M)

Single (S)

None (N)

Confidentiality Impact©

None (N)

Partial §

Complete ©

Integrity Impact(I)

None (N)

Partial §

Complete ©

Availability Impact(A)

None (N)

Partial §

Complete ©

Credit

hibiki moriyama of STNet, Incorporated reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

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