CVE-2009-2481

mt-wizard.cgi in Six Apart Movable Type before 4.261, when global templates are not initialized, allows remote attackers to bypass access restrictions and (1) send e-mail to arbitrary addresses or (2) obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Published: 2009-07-16 Last update: 2026-04-23 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-2481 is rated Moderate Risk (42.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.35%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-2481

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.39% 0.35% -0.04%
2 2025-03-29 0.35% 0.39% +0.04%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.35% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-2481

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-2481

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-2481

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
six_apart movable_type 1.54 cpe:2.3:a:six_apart:movable_type:1.54:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
six_apart movable_type 2.6 cpe:2.3:a:six_apart:movable_type:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
six_apart movable_type 2.63 cpe:2.3:a:six_apart:movable_type:2.63:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
six_apart movable_type 3.3 cpe:2.3:a:six_apart:movable_type:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
six_apart movable_type 3.16 cpe:2.3:a:six_apart:movable_type:3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
six_apart movable_type 3.17 cpe:2.3:a:six_apart:movable_type:3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
six_apart movable_type 3.32 cpe:2.3:a:six_apart:movable_type:3.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
six_apart movable_type 3.33 cpe:2.3:a:six_apart:movable_type:3.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
six_apart movable_type 3.36 cpe:2.3:a:six_apart:movable_type:3.36:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
six_apart movable_type 4.20 cpe:2.3:a:six_apart:movable_type:4.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
six_apart movable_type 4.20 cpe:2.3:a:six_apart:movable_type:4.20:*:community_solution:*:*:*:*:*
six_apart movable_type 4.20 cpe:2.3:a:six_apart:movable_type:4.20:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
six_apart movable_type 4.20 cpe:2.3:a:six_apart:movable_type:4.20:*:open_source:*:*:*:*:*
six_apart movable_type 4.25 cpe:2.3:a:six_apart:movable_type:4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type <= 4.26 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 1.00 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:1.00:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 1.1 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:1.1:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:1.2:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 1.3 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:1.3:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 1.4 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:1.4:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 1.5 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:1.5:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 1.31 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:1.31:*:enterprise:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 3.0d cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:3.0d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 3.01d cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:3.01d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 3.2 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 3.3 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 3.11 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 3.12 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:3.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 3.14 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:3.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 3.15 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:3.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 3.16 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:3.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 3.17 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:3.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 3.32 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:3.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 3.33 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:3.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 3.34 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:3.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 3.35 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:3.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:4.0:-:community_solution:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:4.0:-:pro:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 4.01 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:4.01:-:community_solution:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:4.1:-:community_solution:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:4.1:-:pro:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 4.01 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:4.01:-:pro:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 4.01 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:4.01:b:community_solution:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 4.01 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:4.01:b:pro:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:4.2:-:community_solution:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:4.2:-:pro:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 4.12 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:4.12:-:community_solution:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 4.12 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:4.12:-:pro:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 4.21 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:4.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 4.21 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:4.21:-:community_solution:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 4.21 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:4.21:-:pro:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 4.23 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:4.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 4.23 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:4.23:-:community_solution:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 4.23 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:4.23:-:pro:*:*:*:*:*
sixapart movable_type 4.25 cpe:2.3:a:sixapart:movable_type:4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-2481

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