CVE-2025-53522 (GCVE-0-2025-53522)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-20 04:22 – Updated: 2025-08-20 16:00
VLAI?
Summary
Movable Type contains an issue with use of less trusted source. If exploited, tampered email to reset a password may be sent by a remote unauthenticated attacker.
Severity ?
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
6.9 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-348 - Use of less trusted source
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type (Software Edition) Affected: 8.0.0 to 8.0.6
Affected: 8.4.0 to 8.4.2 (8 series)
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    Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type (Software Edition) Affected: 7 r.5508 and earlier (7 series)
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    Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type Advanced (Software Edition) Affected: 8.0.0 to 8.0.6
Affected: 8.4.0 to 8.4.2 (8 series)
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    Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type Advanced (Software Edition) Affected: 7 r.5508 and earlier (7 series)
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    Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type Premium (Software Edition) Affected: 2.09 and earlier (2 series)
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    Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type Premium (Software Edition) Affected: 1.66 and earlier (1 series)
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    Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type Premium (Advanced Edition) (Software Edition) Affected: 2.09 and earlier (2 series)
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    Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type Premium (Advanced Edition) (Software Edition) Affected: 1.66 and earlier (1 series)
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    Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type (Cloud Edition) Affected: 8.6.0 (8 series)
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    Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type (Cloud Edition) Affected: 7 r.5508 (7 series)
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    Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type Premium (Cloud Edition) Affected: 2.09 (2 series)
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    Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type Premium (Cloud Edition) Affected: 1.66 (1 series)
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