VID |
21739 |
Severity |
20 |
Port |
80, ... |
Protocol |
TCP |
Class |
CGI |
Detailed Description |
The Movable Type software discloses sensitive information by accessing the mt.cfg file. Movable Type is a weblog publishing software written in Perl. By accessing the mt.cfg file, a remote attacker could obtain sensitive information, such as values of configuration options. This information might help a remote attacker to launch further attacks against the affected system.
* Platforms Affected: Movable Type Any version Any operating system Any version |
Recommendation |
Configure the affected Web server not to serve .cfg files. |
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