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CVE-2026-23704VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2026-23704: Six Apart Movable Type (Software Edition) · Unrestricted File Upload

Affects Six Apart Movable Type (Software Edition)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.0 base score
6.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 14% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 4 Feb 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Six Apart Ltd.Movable Type (Software Edition)Affected
  • =9.0.4 to 9.0.5 (9.0 series)
  • =8.8.0 to 8.8.1 (8.8 series)
  • =8.0.2 to 8.0.8 (8.0 series)
Fixed in–
Six Apart Ltd.Movable Type Advanced (Software Edition)Affected
  • =9.0.4 to 9.0.5 (9.0 series)
  • =8.8.0 to 8.8.1 (8.8 series)
  • =8.0.2 to 8.0.8 (8.0 series)
Fixed in–
Six Apart Ltd.Movable Type Premium (Software Edition)Affected
  • =9.0.4 (MTP 9.0 series)
  • =2.13 and earlier (MTP 2 series)
Fixed in–
Six Apart Ltd.Movable Type Premium (Advanced Edition) (Software Edition)Affected
  • =9.0.4 (MTP 9.0 series)
  • =2.13 and earlier (MTP 2 series)
Fixed in–
Six Apart Ltd.Movable Type (Cloud Edition)Affected
  • =9.0.5 (9 series)
  • =8.8.1 (8 series)
Fixed in–
Six Apart Ltd.Movable Type Premium (Cloud Edition)Affected
  • =9.0.5 (9 series)
  • =2.12 (MTP 2 series)
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Organizations should immediately audit their Movable Type installations to identify affected versions and prioritize upgrading to patched versions beyond 9.0.5 or the latest supported release. If immediate patching is not possible, implement strict file upload restrictions by configuring the application or web server to block dangerous file types such as scripts, HTML, or executable files. Employ content security policies (CSP) and browser security headers to limit the impact of any script execution. Restrict upload permissions to trusted users only and monitor upload activity for suspicious files. Additionally, implement multi-factor authentication for administrator accounts to reduce the risk of credential compromise. Regularly review and sanitize uploaded content and consider deploying web application firewalls (WAF) with rules to detect and block malicious file uploads or script execution attempts. Finally, educate administrators and users about the risks of interacting with untrusted uploaded files.

Description

CVE-2026-23704 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Six Apart Ltd. 's Movable Type (Software Edition) versions 8.0.2 to 8.0.8, 8.8.0 to 8.8.1, and 9.

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