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CVE-2016-5742

30
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-5742 describes a critical SQL injection vulnerability within the XML-RPC interface of Movable Type Pro, Advanced, and Open Source versions. This flaw allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected systems. Despite its critical severity (CVSS 9.8) and high FAUCET Risk Score, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:6.0:*:*:*:advanced:*:*:*
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:6.0:*:*:*:pro:*:*:*
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:6.0.1:*:*:*:advanced:*:*:*
6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:6.0.1:*:*:*:pro:*:*:*
6.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:6.0.2:*:*:*:advanced:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.64%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0164 is in the 62nd percentile among its peer group of 36,821 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

movabletype.org / news/2016/06/movable_type_626_and_613_released.html
Release NotesVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/06/22/3
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/06/22/5
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/06/22/6
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securitytracker.com / id/1036160