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CVE-2018-12596

Published: Oct 10, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-269
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
22.4%
Top 2.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
3 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

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).

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-269

Affected Products

episerver
commercialaka episerver cms, episerver.com
ektron cmsOn-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
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Exploitability

3 exploit sources identified

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Attack Graph

Products CVE Techniques Tactics

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/15
seclists.org
https://github.com/alt3kx/CVE-2018-12596
github.com
https://medium.com/%40alt3kx/ektron-content-management-system-cms-9-20-sp2-remote-re-enabling-users-cve-2018-12596-bdf1e3a05158
medium.com
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