CVE-2013-0209

no score yetEPSS 45%

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.

EPSS: 45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 98% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-287
Published: 2013-01-23
Modified: 2026-06-16
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

sixapart:movable_type

References

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/22/3
http://www.movabletype.org/2013/01/movable_type_438_patch.html
http://www.sec-1.com/blog/?p=402
http://www.sec-1.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/movabletype_upgrade_exec.rb_.txt
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/22/3

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