CVE-2025-53522 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact Low

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Six Apart Ltd	Movable Type

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References

Link	Providers
https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN76729865/
https://movabletype.org/news/2025/08/mt-843-released.html

History

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 12:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Six Apart Ltd Six Apart Ltd movable Type
Vendors & Products		Six Apart Ltd Six Apart Ltd movable Type

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 20 Aug 2025 04:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		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.
Weaknesses		CWE-348
References		https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN76729865/ https://movabletype.org/news/2025/08/mt-843-released.html
Metrics		cvssV3_0 `{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}` cvssV4_0 `{'score': 6.9, 'vector': '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'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jpcert

Published: 2025-08-20T04:22:51.144Z

Updated: 2025-08-20T16:00:35.915Z

Reserved: 2025-08-14T05:29:32.466Z

Link: CVE-2025-53522

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-08-20T16:00:31.166Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-08-20T05:15:27.787

Modified: 2025-08-20T14:39:07.860

Link: CVE-2025-53522

Redhat

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