Is CVE-2013-0209 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-0209 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2025-04-11.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-0209?

CVE-2013-0209 has a CVSS score of 7.5 (UNKNOWN severity). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P.

How do I patch CVE-2013-0209?

Patch guidance is available from sixapart security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2013-0209.

CVE-2013-0209 - remediation guidance & executive summary

Q: Which products are affected by CVE-2013-0209?

33 products: sixapart movable type, sixapart movable type, sixapart movable type, sixapart movable type, sixapart movable type, and 28 more.

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: network
Access Cmplx: low
Auth: none
Confidentiality: partial
Integrity: partial
Availability: partial
Weaknesses: CWE-287 · Improper Authentication

Metadata

Primary Vendor: SIXAPART
Published: 1/23/2013
Last Modified: 4/11/2025
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

Affected Products

sixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_typesixapart : movable_type

Remediation Guidance

Executive Summary

View on NIST NVD