CVE-2018-12596

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).

CVSS v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://medium.com/@alt3kx/ektron-content-management-system-cms-9-20-sp2-remote-re-enabling-users-cve-2018-12596-bdf1e3a05158	Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/alt3kx/CVE-2018-12596	Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/15	Exploit Mitigation Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45577/	Exploit Mitigation Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.00:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.10:sp2::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.10:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.10:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.20:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.00:-::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.00:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.20:sp1::::::

Information

Published : 2018-10-10 14:29

Updated : 2019-10-02 17:03

NVD link : CVE-2018-12596

Mitre link : CVE-2018-12596

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

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Products Affected

episerver

ektron_cms

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