CVE-2005-3101 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The password reset feature in Movable Type before 3.2 generates different error messages depending on whether a user exists or not, which allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames.

Published: 2005-09-28

Score: 5.0 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:six_apart:movable_type:3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2005-3101	The password reset feature in Movable Type before 3.2 generates different error messages depending on whether a user exists or not, which allows remote attackers to determine valid usernames.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0056.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2005-11/0091.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/16899
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/14911

History

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00391}`	epss `{'score': 0.0056}`

Subscriptions

Six Apart Movable Type

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-09-28T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T23:01:57.556Z

Reserved: 2005-09-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2005-3101

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2005-09-28T23:03:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2005-3101

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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