Vulnerabilities > CVE-2013-2184 - Code vulnerability in Sixapart Movable Type

047910
CVSS 7.5 - HIGH
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
PARTIAL
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
sixapart
CWE-17
nessus

Summary

Movable Type before 5.2.6 does not properly use the Storable::thaw function, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the comment_state parameter.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Sixapart
150

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-3183.NASL
    descriptionMultiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Movable Type, a blogging system. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2013-2184 Unsafe use of Storable::thaw in the handling of comments to blog posts could allow remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local Perl files or possibly remotely execute arbitrary code. - CVE-2014-9057 Netanel Rubin from Check Point Software Technologies discovered a SQL injection vulnerability in the XML-RPC interface allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary SQL commands. - CVE-2015-1592 The Perl Storable::thaw function is not properly used, allowing remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local Perl files and possibly remotely execute arbitrary code.
    last seen2020-03-17
    modified2015-03-13
    plugin id81793
    published2015-03-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/81793
    titleDebian DSA-3183-1 : movabletype-opensource - security update
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Debian Security Advisory DSA-3183. The text 
    # itself is copyright (C) Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(81793);
      script_version("1.5");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/03/12");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2013-2184", "CVE-2014-9057", "CVE-2015-1592");
      script_xref(name:"DSA", value:"3183");
    
      script_name(english:"Debian DSA-3183-1 : movabletype-opensource - security update");
      script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for the updated package");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Movable Type, a
    blogging system. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project
    identifies the following problems :
    
      - CVE-2013-2184
        Unsafe use of Storable::thaw in the handling of comments
        to blog posts could allow remote attackers to include
        and execute arbitrary local Perl files or possibly
        remotely execute arbitrary code.
    
      - CVE-2014-9057
        Netanel Rubin from Check Point Software Technologies
        discovered a SQL injection vulnerability in the XML-RPC
        interface allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary
        SQL commands.
    
      - CVE-2015-1592
        The Perl Storable::thaw function is not properly used,
        allowing remote attackers to include and execute
        arbitrary local Perl files and possibly remotely execute
        arbitrary code."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=712602"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=774192"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2184"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-9057"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1592"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/movabletype-opensource"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3183"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:
    "Upgrade the movabletype-opensource packages.
    
    For the stable distribution (wheezy), these problems have been fixed
    in version 5.1.4+dfsg-4+deb7u2."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'SixApart MovableType Storable Perl Code Execution');
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:movabletype-opensource");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/03/12");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2015/03/13");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2015-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"Debian Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Debian/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("debian_package.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Debian");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"movabletype-opensource", reference:"5.1.4+dfsg-4+deb7u2")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"movabletype-plugin-core", reference:"5.1.4+dfsg-4+deb7u2")) flag++;
    if (deb_check(release:"7.0", prefix:"movabletype-plugin-zemanta", reference:"5.1.4+dfsg-4+deb7u2")) flag++;
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:deb_report_get());
      else security_hole(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
    
  • NASL familyCGI abuses
    NASL idMOVABLETYPE_526.NASL
    descriptionAccording to its version number, the Movable Type install hosted on the remote web server is affected by an unspecified flaw when the
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id69051
    published2013-07-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/69051
    titleMovable Type 5.2.X < 5.2.6 Unspecified Vulnerability
    code
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(69051);
      script_version("1.6");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/27");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2013-2184");
      script_bugtraq_id(60570);
    
      script_name(english:"Movable Type 5.2.X < 5.2.6 Unspecified Vulnerability");
      script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Movable Type");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
    "The remote web server contains a blog application that is affected by
    an unspecified vulnerability.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
    "According to its version number, the Movable Type install hosted on the
    remote web server is affected by an unspecified flaw when the
    'comment_state()' function is processed by the 'unserialize()' function. 
    This flaw is due to an issue with the Perl 'Storable::thaw()' function,
    which is considered unsafe to use on untrusted input. 
    
    Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied
    only on the application's self-reported version number.");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/14/1");
      # https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/664f237a84176c09b20b62dbfe64dd736a7ce05e
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?b89bf14e");
      # https://movabletype.org/documentation/appendices/release-notes/movable-type-526-release-notes.html
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ab9ef14e");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
    "Upgrade to version 5.2.6 or later.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
      script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2013-2184");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2013/06/13");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2013/06/13");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2013/07/24");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"potential_vulnerability", value:"true");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:sixapart:movable_type");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_family(english:"CGI abuses");
    
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
    
      script_dependencies("movabletype_detect.nasl");
      script_require_keys("www/movabletype", "Settings/ParanoidReport");
      script_require_ports("Services/www", 80);
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    include("audit.inc");
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("misc_func.inc");
    include("http.inc");
    include("webapp_func.inc");
    
    port = get_http_port(default:80, php:TRUE);
    
    install = get_install_from_kb(
      appname : "movabletype",
      port    : port,
      exit_on_fail : TRUE
    );
    dir = install["dir"];
    install_loc = build_url(port:port, qs:dir);
    
    version = install["ver"];
    if (version == UNKNOWN_VER) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_WEB_APP_VER, "Movable Type", install_loc);
    
    if (report_paranoia < 2) audit(AUDIT_PARANOID);
    
    ver = split(version, sep:".", keep:FALSE);
    for (i=0; i<max_index(ver); i++)
      ver[i] = int(ver[i]);
    
    # Versions 5.2.x less than 5.2.6 are vulnerable
    if (
      version =~ "^5\.2" &&
      (ver[0] == 5 && ver[1] == 2 && ver[2] < 6)
    )
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0)
      {
        report =
          '\n  URL               : ' +install_loc+
          '\n  Installed version : ' +version+
          '\n  Fixed version     : 5.2.6\n';
        security_hole(port:port, extra:report);
      }
      else security_hole(port);
    }
    else audit(AUDIT_WEB_APP_NOT_AFFECTED, "Movable Type", install_loc, version);