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.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2012-1515 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:01:01.548Z

Reserved: 2012-03-02T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-1497

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2012-03-03T04:04:57.843

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2012-1497

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