CVE-2012-1262

Exp

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in cgi-bin/mt/mt-wizard.cgi in Movable Type before 4.38, 5.0x before 5.07, and 5.1x before 5.13, when the product is incompletely installed, allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the dbuser parameter, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-0318.

Published: 2012-03-03 Last update: 2026-04-29 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2012-1262 is rated Exploit Available (57.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.85%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2012-1262

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1262

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 0.90% 0.85% -0.05%
2 2025-03-29 0.85% 0.90% +0.05%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.85% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-1262

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/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:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-1262

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-1262

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-1262 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (movabletype-opensource), 17 status rows across 17 suites (hardy, lucid, maverick, natty, oneiric, precise, quantal, raring, saucy, trusty, upstream, utopic, vivid, wily, xenial, yakkety, zesty): DNE 7, ignored 5, not-affected 4, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2012-1262

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-1262

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
movabletype movable_type_open_source <= 4.37 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:4.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:4.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 4.01 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:4.01:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:4.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 4.3 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 4.23 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:4.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 4.25 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 4.26 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:4.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 4.31 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:4.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 4.32 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:4.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 4.33 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:4.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 4.34 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:4.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 4.35 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:4.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 4.36 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:4.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 4.261 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:4.261:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 4.361 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:4.361:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 5.02 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:5.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 5.03 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:5.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 5.04 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 5.05 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:5.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 5.06 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:5.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 5.11 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 5.12 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 5.031 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:5.031:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_open_source 5.051 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_open_source:5.051:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise <= 4.37 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:4.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 4.01 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:4.01:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:4.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:4.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 4.3 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 4.23 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:4.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 4.25 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 4.26 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:4.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 4.31 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:4.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 4.32 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:4.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 4.33 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:4.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 4.34 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:4.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 4.35 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:4.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 4.36 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:4.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 4.261 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:4.261:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 4.361 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:4.361:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 5.1 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 5.02 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:5.02:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 5.03 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:5.03:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 5.04 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:5.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 5.05 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:5.05:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 5.06 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:5.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 5.11 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 5.12 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:5.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 5.031 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:5.031:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_enterprise 5.051 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_enterprise:5.051:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_advanced <= 4.37 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_advanced:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_advanced 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_advanced:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_advanced 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_advanced:4.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_advanced 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_advanced:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_advanced 4.01 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_advanced:4.01:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_advanced 4.1 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_advanced:4.1:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_advanced 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_advanced:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_advanced 4.2 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_advanced:4.2:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_advanced 4.3 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_advanced:4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_advanced 4.23 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_advanced:4.23:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_advanced 4.25 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_advanced:4.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_advanced 4.26 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_advanced:4.26:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_advanced 4.31 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_advanced:4.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_advanced 4.32 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_advanced:4.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_advanced 4.33 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_advanced:4.33:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_advanced 4.34 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_advanced:4.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_advanced 4.35 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_advanced:4.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_advanced 4.36 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_advanced:4.36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_advanced 4.261 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_advanced:4.261:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
movabletype movable_type_advanced 4.361 cpe:2.3:a:movabletype:movable_type_advanced:4.361:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2012-1262

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