CVE-2018-12596

Summary

CVECVE-2018-12596
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-10-10 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:52:00 UTC
DescriptionEpiserver 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).

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-269

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Episerver Ektron Cms 9.00 - All All
Application Episerver Ektron Cms 9.00 sp1 All All
Application Episerver Ektron Cms 9.00 sp2 All All
Application Episerver Ektron Cms 9.10 - All All
Application Episerver Ektron Cms 9.10 sp1 All All
Application Episerver Ektron Cms 9.10 sp2 All All
Application Episerver Ektron Cms 9.20 - All All
Application Episerver Ektron Cms 9.20 sp1 All All
Application Episerver Ektron Cms 9.00 - All All
Application Episerver Ektron Cms 9.00 sp1 All All
Application Episerver Ektron Cms 9.00 sp2 All All
Application Episerver Ektron Cms 9.10 - All All
Application Episerver Ektron Cms 9.10 sp1 All All
Application Episerver Ektron Cms 9.10 sp2 All All
Application Episerver Ektron Cms 9.20 - All All
Application Episerver Ektron Cms 9.20 sp1 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
GitHub - alt3kx/CVE-2018-12596: Ektron Content Management System (CMS) 9.20 SP2, remote re-enabling users (CVE-2018–12596) MISC github.com Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Ektron CMS 9.20 SP2 - Improper Access Restrictions - ASPX webapps Exploit EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com Exploit, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Full Disclosure: Ektron Content Management System (CMS) 9.20 SP2, remote re-enabling users (CVE-2018–12596) FULLDISC seclists.org Exploit, Mailing List, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Ektron Content Management System (CMS) 9.20 SP2, remote re-enabling users (CVE-2018–12596) | by alt3kx | Medium medium.com
Ektron Content Management System (CMS) 9.20 SP2, remote re-enabling users (CVE-2018–12596) | by alt3kx | Medium MISC medium.com Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
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