CVE-2018-12596

high-risk
Published 2018-10-10

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).

Do I need to act?

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47.9% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 52% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
45577
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (8)

Affected Vendors

Episerver

References (8)

Exploit http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/15
Exploit https://github.com/alt3kx/CVE-2018-12596
https://medium.com/%40alt3kx/ektron-content-management-system-cms-9-20-sp2-remot...
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45577/
Exploit http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/15
Exploit https://github.com/alt3kx/CVE-2018-12596
https://medium.com/%40alt3kx/ektron-content-management-system-cms-9-20-sp2-remot...
Exploit https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45577/
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 18/34 · Moderate
Exposure 14/34 · Moderate