# CVE-2005-4690: Six Apart Movable Type 3.16 allows local users with blog-creation privileges to create or overwrite arbitrary files of certain types (such a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2006-02-01 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Six Apart Movable Type 3.16 allows local users with blog-creation privileges to create or overwrite arbitrary files of certain types (such as HTML and image files) by selecting an arbitrary directory as a blog's top-level directory. NOTE: this issue can be used in conjunction with CVE-2005-3102 to create or overwrite arbitrary files of all types.

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## References

- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0091.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15302
- http://secunia.com/advisories/16899

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