{"id":"CVE-2012-5357","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2012-5357","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T04:20:35.049Z","title":"Ektron Content Management System (CMS) before 8.02 SP5 uses the XslCompiledTransform class with enablescript set to true, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with NETWORK SERVICE privileges via crafted XSL data.","description":"Ektron Content Management System (CMS) before 8.02 SP5 uses the XslCompiledTransform class with enablescript set to true, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with NETWORK SERVICE privileges via crafted XSL data.","published":"2017-10-30T14:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:46:43.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-19"],"affected":["ektron/ektron content management system"],"epss":{"score":0.67776,"percentile":0.9932,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.63075,"percentile":0.99193},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.67776,"percentile":0.99286}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2012-12-05","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":23155,"kind":"exploit","title":"Ektron 8.02 - XSLT Transform Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23155","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/23155.rb","file":"exploits/windows/remote/23155.rb","published":"2012-12-05","added":"2012-12-05","updated":"2012-12-05","author":"Metasploit","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2012-5357","OSVDB-88107"],"tags":"Metasploit Framework (MSF)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 67.8%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://documentation.ektron.com/current/ReleaseNotes/Release8/8.02SP5.htm","tags":["Issue Tracking","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/msvr12-016","tags":["Issue Tracking","Release Notes","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://webstersprodigy.net/2012/10/25/cve-2012-5357cve-1012-5358-cool-ektron-xslt-rce-bugs/","tags":["Exploit","Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/http/ektron_xslt_exec","tags":["Exploit","Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://documentation.ektron.com/current/ReleaseNotes/Release8/8.02SP5.htm","tags":["Issue Tracking","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/msvr12-016","tags":["Issue Tracking","Release Notes","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://webstersprodigy.net/2012/10/25/cve-2012-5357cve-1012-5358-cool-ektron-xslt-rce-bugs/","tags":["Exploit","Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/http/ektron_xslt_exec","tags":["Exploit","Issue Tracking","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5357","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}