Is CVE-2013-0209 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-0209 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

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

CVE-2013-0209 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

CVE-2013-0209

HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 45.2%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.5 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE): CWE-287
EPSS score: 45.2% (99th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-0244)
Published: January 23, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-0244 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 16, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

sixapart / movable type
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References

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/22/3
http://www.movabletype.org/2013/01/movable_type_438_patch.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.sec-1.com/blog/?p=402(Exploit)
http://www.sec-1.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/movabletype_upgrade_exec.rb_.txt(Exploit)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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