CVE-2012-1031

Description

Unspecified vulnerability in EPiServer CMS 5 and 6 through 6R2, in certain configurations using Forms Authentication, allows remote authenticated users to obtain WebAdmins access by leveraging Edit Mode privileges, a different vulnerability than CVE-2011-3416 and CVE-2011-3417.

6.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.37%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory episerver.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/51877	vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/47910	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://world.episerver.com/Blogs/Jens-N/Dates/2012/1/Security-vulnerability---Elevation-of-privilege/	vendor advisory
http://world.episerver.com/Blogs/Shahid-Nawaz/Dates/2012/1/General-Hotfix-CMS-6-R2/

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1031?: CVE-2012-1031 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1031?: To fix CVE-2012-1031, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-1031 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-1031 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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