CVE-2012-1497

Summary

CVECVE-2012-1497
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-03-03 04:04:57 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe default configuration of Movable Type before 4.38, 5.0x before 5.07, and 5.1x before 5.13 supports the "mt:Include file=" attribute, which allows remote authenticated users to conduct directory traversal attacks and read arbitrary files by leveraging the template-designer role.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-22 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 4.0 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 4.0 beta All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 4.01 beta All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 4.1 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 4.1 beta All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 4.2 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 4.2 beta All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 4.23 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 4.25 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 4.26 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 4.261 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 4.3 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 4.31 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 4.32 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 4.33 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 4.34 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 4.35 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 4.36 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 4.361 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 5.02 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 5.03 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 5.031 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 5.04 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 5.05 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 5.051 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 5.06 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 5.1 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 5.11 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced 5.12 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Advanced All All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 4.0 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 4.0 beta All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 4.01 beta All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 4.1 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 4.1 beta All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 4.2 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 4.2 beta All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 4.23 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 4.25 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 4.26 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 4.261 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 4.3 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 4.31 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 4.32 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 4.33 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 4.34 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 4.35 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 4.36 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 4.361 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 5.02 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 5.03 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 5.031 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 5.04 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 5.05 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 5.051 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 5.06 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 5.1 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 5.11 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise 5.12 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Enterprise All All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 4.0 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 4.0 beta All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 4.01 beta All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 4.1 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 4.1 beta All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 4.2 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 4.2 beta All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 4.23 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 4.25 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 4.26 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 4.261 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 4.3 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 4.31 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 4.32 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 4.33 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 4.34 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 4.35 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 4.36 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 4.361 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 5.02 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 5.03 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 5.031 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 5.04 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 5.05 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 5.051 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 5.06 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 5.1 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 5.11 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source 5.12 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Open Source All All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 4.0 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 4.0 beta All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 4.01 beta All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 4.1 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 4.1 beta All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 4.2 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 4.2 beta All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 4.23 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 4.25 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 4.26 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 4.261 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 4.3 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 4.31 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 4.32 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 4.33 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 4.34 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 4.35 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 4.36 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 4.361 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 5.02 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 5.03 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 5.031 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 5.04 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 5.05 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 5.051 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 5.06 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 5.1 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 5.11 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro 5.12 All All All
Application Movabletype Movable Type Pro All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Movable Type 5.13, 5.07, and 4.38 Security Updates | MovableType.org - Home of the MT Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.movabletype.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2423-1 movabletype-opensource af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Movable Type 5.13, 5.07, and 4.38 Release Notes | MovableType.org - Home of the MT Community af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.movabletype.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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