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CVE-2015-1592

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 74.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2015-02-19 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-74

Description

Movable Type Pro, Open Source, and Advanced before 5.2.12 and Pro and Advanced 6.0.x before 6.0.7 does not properly use the Perl Storable::thaw function, which allows remote attackers to include and execute arbitrary local Perl files and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 7.0
• Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type: from 5.2.0 before 5.2.12; from 6.0 before 6.0.7 — fixed in 5.2.12, 6.0.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Six Apart Ltd. Movable Type 5.2.12, 6.0.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/12/17
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/12/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72606
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031777
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100912
• https://movabletype.org/news/2015/02/movable_type_607_and_5212_released_to_close_security_vulnera.html
• https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3183
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/12/17
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/12/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72606
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031777
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100912

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