CVE-2018-12596

Public Exploit

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).

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 58.56% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory github.com Third-Party Advisory exploit-db.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45577/ patch vdb entry exploit mitigation third party advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/15 patch mailing list exploit mitigation third party advisory
https://github.com/alt3kx/CVE-2018-12596 patch third party advisory exploit
https://medium.com/%40alt3kx/ektron-content-management-system-cms-9-20-sp2-remote-re-enabling-users-cve-2018-12596-bdf1e3a05158

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-12596?
CVE-2018-12596 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-12596?
To fix CVE-2018-12596, 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-2018-12596 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-12596 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~59% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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