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.
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
| 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 | * |