CVE-2012-1497 describes a directory traversal vulnerability in Movable Type versions prior to 4.38, 5.07, and 5.13. Authenticated attackers with template-designer privileges can exploit the "mt:Include file=" attribute to read arbitrary files. With a CVSS score of 4.0, this vulnerability has a low severity, requiring authentication and network access to achieve partial confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:4.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:4.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.