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CVE-2018-12596in critical feed1 exploit

Episerver Ektron CMS before 9.0 SP3 Site CU 31, 9.1 before SP3 Site CU 45, or 9.2 before SP2 Site CU 22 allows remote attackers to call asp…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
22.4%
percentile 98%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Episerver Ektron CMS before 9.0 SP3 Site CU 31, 9.1 before SP3 Site CU 45, or 9.2 before SP2 Site CU 22 allows remote attackers to call aspx pages via the "activateuser.aspx" page, even if a page is located under the /WorkArea/ path, which is forbidden (normally available exclusively for local admins).

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

22.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-45577 Ektron CMS 9.20 SP2 - Improper Access Restrictions · webapps · 2018-10-10

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.09.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References

  • exploit-db.com /exploits/45577/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • seclists.org /fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/15 · mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, x_transferred
  • github.com /alt3kx/CVE-2018-12596 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • medium.com /%40alt3kx/ektron-content-management-system-cms-9-20-sp2-remote-re-enabling-users-cve-2018 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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