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CVE-2012-1497

The default configuration of Movable Type before 4.38, 5.0x before 5.07, and 5.1x before 5.13...

4.0 Medium

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.

Exploit likelihood

1.29%Up 0.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used4.0

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.

Record
CVE-2012-1497
CVSS 2.0
4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

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.

Record
CVE-2012-1497
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1515No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2012-1515
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h855-xgmg-w8p2No score

The default configuration of Movable Type before 4.38, 5.0x before 5.07, and 5.1x before 5.13...

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.

Record
GHSA-h855-xgmg-w8p2
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
movabletype-opensource
Debian:6.0
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 4.3.8+dfsg-0+squeeze2, plus listed versions
4.3.5+dfsg-24.3.5+dfsg-2+squeeze14.3.5+dfsg-2+squeeze24.3.5+dfsg-34.3.6+dfsg-14.3.6.1+dfsg-14.3.7+dfsg-1
4.3.8+dfsg-0+squeeze2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2012-1497 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Movabletype Movable Type Advanced, published March 2, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.29%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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