CVE-2012-1497

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.

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-2012-1497 is rated Low Risk (33.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.28%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2012-1497

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 2025-11-02 0.58% 0.28% -0.30%
2 2025-03-30 0.67% 0.58% -0.10%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.67% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2012-1497

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S)
A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2012-1497

OS Trackers for CVE-2012-1497

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2012-1497 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-2012-1497

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2012-1497

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-2012-1497

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