THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2013-0209
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2013-0209

Movable Type vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
45.2%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
lib/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.
Affected vendor
Sixapart
Affected product
Movable Type
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-287 — Improper Authentication
Published
2013-01-23

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to confidentiality, partial impact to integrity, partial impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 45.2% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2013-0209

  • Confirm whether Sixapart Movable Type is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2013-0209.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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