VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2018-12596
CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability22.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-10-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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).
Weakness classification
- CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Mailing List, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Mailing List, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry