Vulnerability CVE-2012-1497
Published: 2012-03-02   Modified: 2012-03-03

Description:
The 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.

Type:

CWE-22

 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal'))

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4/10
2.9/10
8/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
Single time
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
Movabletype -> Movable type advanced 
Movabletype -> Movable type enterprise 
Movabletype -> Movable type open source 
Movabletype -> Movable type pro 

 References:
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2423
http://www.movabletype.org/2012/02/movable_type_513_507_and_438_security_updates.html
http://www.movabletype.org/documentation/appendices/release-notes/513.html
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