{"id":"CVE-2018-12596","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-12596","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T19:03:58.878Z","title":"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…","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).","published":"2018-10-10T21:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:38:02.000Z","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-269"],"affected":["episerver/ektron cms"],"epss":{"score":0.22379,"percentile":0.97679,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.1563,"percentile":0.96741},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.22379,"percentile":0.97585}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2018-10-10","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":45577,"kind":"exploit","title":"Ektron CMS 9.20 SP2 - Improper Access Restrictions","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45577","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/aspx/webapps/45577.txt","file":"exploits/aspx/webapps/45577.txt","published":"2018-10-10","added":"2018-10-10","updated":"2018-10-10","author":"alt3kx","type":"webapps","platform":"aspx","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2018-12596"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 22.4%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.22379,"from":0.1563,"percentile":0.97585},"summary":"EPSS moved from 15.6% to 22.4% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/15","tags":["Exploit","Mailing List","Mitigation","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://github.com/alt3kx/CVE-2018-12596","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://medium.com/%40alt3kx/ektron-content-management-system-cms-9-20-sp2-remote-re-enabling-users-cve-2018-12596-bdf1e3a05158","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45577/","tags":["Exploit","Mitigation","Patch","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/15","tags":["Exploit","Mailing List","Mitigation","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://github.com/alt3kx/CVE-2018-12596","tags":["Exploit","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://medium.com/%40alt3kx/ektron-content-management-system-cms-9-20-sp2-remote-re-enabling-users-cve-2018-12596-bdf1e3a05158","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45577/","tags":["Exploit","Mitigation","Patch","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12596","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."}