{"uuid": "2fddf784-37f6-448d-8a57-6515a34f919a", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2012-6315", "type": "seen", "source": "https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/http/movabletype_upgrade_exec.rb", "content": "{\"aliases\": [], \"arch\": \"cmd\", \"author\": [\"Kacper Nowak\", \"Nick Blundell\", \"Gary O'Leary-Steele\"], \"autofilter_ports\": [80, 8080, 443, 8000, 8888, 8880, 8008, 3000, 8443], \"autofilter_services\": [\"http\", \"https\"], \"check\": true, \"default_credential\": false, \"description\": \"This module can be used to execute a payload on MoveableType (MT) that\\n          exposes a CGI script, mt-upgrade.cgi (usually at /mt/mt-upgrade.cgi),\\n          that is used during installation and updating of the platform.\\n          The vulnerability arises due to the following properties:\\n          1. This script may be invoked remotely without requiring authentication\\n          to any MT instance.\\n          2. Through a crafted POST request, it is possible to invoke particular\\n          database migration functions (i.e. functions that bring the existing\\n          database up-to-date with an updated codebase) by name and with\\n          particular parameters.\\n          3. A particular migration function, core_drop_meta_for_table, allows\\n          a class parameter to be set which is used directly in a perl eval\\n          statement, allowing perl code injection.\", \"disclosure_date\": \"2013-01-07\", \"fullname\": \"exploit/multi/http/movabletype_upgrade_exec\", \"is_install_path\": true, \"mod_time\": \"2026-04-22 11:57:58 +0000\", \"name\": \"Movable Type 4.2x, 4.3x Web Upgrade Remote Code Execution\", \"needs_cleanup\": null, \"notes\": {\"Reliability\": [\"unknown-reliability\"], \"SideEffects\": [\"unknown-side-effects\"], \"Stability\": [\"unknown-stability\"]}, \"path\": \"/modules/exploits/multi/http/movabletype_upgrade_exec.rb\", \"platform\": \"Unix,Windows\", \"post_auth\": false, \"rank\": 600, \"ref_name\": \"multi/http/movabletype_upgrade_exec\", \"references\": [\"CVE-2012-6315\", \"CVE-2013-0209\", \"OSVDB-89322\", \"URL-http://www.sec-1.com/blog/?p=402\", \"URL-http://www.movabletype.org/2013/01/movable_type_438_patch.html\"], \"rport\": 80, \"session_types\": false, \"targets\": [\"Movable Type 4.2x, 4.3x\"], \"type\": \"exploit\"}", "creation_timestamp": "2026-09-08T06:50:03.849292Z"}