Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 10, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-12596
CVE-2018-12596
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).
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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.00:-:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 8 more
- 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:9.00: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:9.10:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:episerver:ektron_cms:9.20:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <9.0 SP3 Site CU 31, <9.1 SP3 Site CU 45, <9.2 SP2 Site CU 22
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/15nvdExploitMailing ListMitigationPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45577/nvdExploitMitigationPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- medium.com/%40alt3kx/ektron-content-management-system-cms-9-20-sp2-remote-re-enabling-users-cve-2018-12596-bdf1e3a05158nvd
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