CVE-2013-0209

Summary

CVECVE-2013-0209
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-01-23 01:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Descriptionlib/MT/Upgrade.pm in mt-upgrade.cgi in Movable Type 4.2x and 4.3x through 4.38 does not require authentication for requests to database-migration functions, which allows remote attackers to conduct eval injection and SQL injection attacks via crafted parameters, as demonstrated by an eval injection attack against the core_drop_meta_for_table function, leading to execution of arbitrary Perl code.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.5 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-287 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.21 All All All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.22 All All All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.23 All All All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.24 All All All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.25 All All All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.26 All All All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.261 All All All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.27 All All All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.28 All All All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.28 All enterprise All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.28 All open_source All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.29 All All All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.29 All enterprise All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.29 All open_source All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.291 All All All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.291 All enterprise All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.291 All open_source All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.292 All All All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.292 All enterprise All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.292 All open_source All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.31 All All All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.32 All All All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.33 All All All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.34 All All All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.35 All All All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.36 All All All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.36 All open_source All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.361 All All All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.361 All open_source All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.37 All All All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.37 All open_source All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.38 All All All
Application Sixapart Movable Type 4.38 All open_source All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: CVE request for Movable Type af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 openwall.com
Sec-1 now fully incorporated into Claranet. How to find us. | Claranet UK af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.sec-1.com Exploit
Moveable Type 4.x Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution | Sec-1 Labs af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.sec-1.com Exploit
Movable Type 4.38 patch to fix a known upgrading security issue | 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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