CVE-2018-12596
N/A
Published: October 10, 2018 at 09:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:38 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEktron CMS
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 22%
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).
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
Mailing Listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/15x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/alt3kx/CVE-2018-12596Exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBMitigationPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45577/Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269
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