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).

• CWE-269

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/15Exploit, Mailing List, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/alt3kx/CVE-2018-12596Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://medium.com/%40alt3kx/ektron-content-management-system-cms-9-20-sp2-remote-re-enabling-users-cve-2018-12596-bdf1e3a05158
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45577/Exploit, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/15Exploit, Mailing List, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://github.com/alt3kx/CVE-2018-12596Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://medium.com/%40alt3kx/ektron-content-management-system-cms-9-20-sp2-remote-re-enabling-users-cve-2018-12596-bdf1e3a05158
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45577/Exploit, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Published

Oct 10, 2018

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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