CVE-2016-5742
SQL injection vulnerability in the XML-RPC interface in Movable Type Pro and Advanced 6.x before...
SQL injection vulnerability in the XML-RPC interface in Movable Type Pro and Advanced 6.x before 6.1.3 and 6.2.x before 6.2.6 and Movable Type Open Source 5.2.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
SQL injection vulnerability in the XML-RPC interface in Movable Type Pro and Advanced 6.x before 6.1.3 and 6.2.x before 6.2.6 and Movable Type Open Source 5.2.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-5742- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
SQL injection vulnerability in the XML-RPC interface in Movable Type Pro and Advanced 6.x before 6.1.3 and 6.2.x before 6.2.6 and Movable Type Open Source 5.2.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2016-5742- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-6677 No score
SQL injection vulnerability in the XML-RPC interface in Movable Type Pro and Advanced 6.x before 6.1.3 and 6.2.x before 6.2.6 and Movable Type Open Source 5.2.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2016-6677- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w3hp-vvq9-qjxg
SQL injection vulnerability in the XML-RPC interface in Movable Type Pro and Advanced 6.x before...
SQL injection vulnerability in the XML-RPC interface in Movable Type Pro and Advanced 6.x before 6.1.3 and 6.2.x before 6.2.6 and Movable Type Open Source 5.2.13 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-w3hp-vvq9-qjxg- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-89
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
movabletype-opensourceDebian:7 |
before 5.1.4+dfsg-4+deb7u4, plus listed versions 5.1.4+dfsg-45.1.4+dfsg-4+deb7u15.1.4+dfsg-4+deb7u25.1.4+dfsg-4+deb7u3 |
5.1.4+dfsg-4+deb7u4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-5742 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Sixapart Movable Type, published June 27, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.64%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in movabletype-opensource 5.1.4+dfsg-4+deb7u4.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/22/5
securitytracker.com/id/1036160
movabletype.org/news/2016/06/movable_type_626_and_613_released.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5742
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w3hp-vvq9-qjxg