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.

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

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{'score': 0.00391}

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{'score': 0.0056}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

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

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

Link: CVE-2005-3101

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2005-3101

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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