Is CVE-2005-4690 actively exploited?

CVE-2005-4690 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2026-04-16.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2005-4690?

CVE-2005-4690 has a CVSS score of 2.1 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N.

How do I patch CVE-2005-4690?

Patch guidance is available from six apart security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2005-4690.

Which products are affected by CVE-2005-4690?

1 product: six apart movable type.

CVE-2005-4690 - remediation guidance & executive summary

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector: local
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: none
Integrity: partial
Availability: none
Weaknesses: NVD-CWE-Other

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SIX_APART
Published: 12/31/2005
Last Modified: 4/16/2026
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2005-4690

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Executive Summary