CPANSA-MT-2013-0209: MT vulnerability

Publisher giterlizzi Document category csaf_security_advisory
Initial release date 2013-01-23T00:00:00 Engine CSAF Perl Toolkit 0.25
Current release date 2013-01-23T00:00:00 Build Date
Current version 1 Status final
CVSS v3.1 Base Score Severity
Original language Language en
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Vulnerability Description

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.

Vulnerabilities

CVE-2013-0209

Vulnerability Description

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.

Weakness CWE-287 : Improper Authentication

Product status

Known affected
Product Score
MT greater than or equal 4.20 and less than or equal 4.38
CVSS Version CVSS Vector CVSS Base Score CVSS Base Severity
2.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 7.5 High

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Revision history

Version Date of the revision Summary of the revision
1 Wed Jan 23 00:00:00 2013 First release

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