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
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Movable_type | Sixapart | 4.21 (including) | 4.21 (including) |
| Movable_type | Sixapart | 4.22 (including) | 4.22 (including) |
| Movable_type | Sixapart | 4.23 (including) | 4.23 (including) |
| Movable_type | Sixapart | 4.24 (including) | 4.24 (including) |
| Movable_type | Sixapart | 4.25 (including) | 4.25 (including) |
| Movable_type | Sixapart | 4.26 (including) | 4.26 (including) |
| Movable_type | Sixapart | 4.27 (including) | 4.27 (including) |
| Movable_type | Sixapart | 4.28 (including) | 4.28 (including) |
| Movable_type | Sixapart | 4.29 (including) | 4.29 (including) |
| Movable_type | Sixapart | 4.31 (including) | 4.31 (including) |
| Movable_type | Sixapart | 4.32 (including) | 4.32 (including) |
| Movable_type | Sixapart | 4.33 (including) | 4.33 (including) |
| Movable_type | Sixapart | 4.34 (including) | 4.34 (including) |
| Movable_type | Sixapart | 4.35 (including) | 4.35 (including) |
| Movable_type | Sixapart | 4.36 (including) | 4.36 (including) |
| Movable_type | Sixapart | 4.37 (including) | 4.37 (including) |
| Movable_type | Sixapart | 4.38 (including) | 4.38 (including) |
| Movable_type | Sixapart | 4.261 (including) | 4.261 (including) |
| Movable_type | Sixapart | 4.291 (including) | 4.291 (including) |
| Movable_type | Sixapart | 4.292 (including) | 4.292 (including) |
| Movable_type | Sixapart | 4.361 (including) | 4.361 (including) |
| Movabletype-opensource | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Movabletype-opensource | Ubuntu | oneiric | * |
| Movabletype-opensource | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| Movabletype-opensource | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/114.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/115.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/151.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/194.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/57.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/593.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/633.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/650.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html
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
- 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