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Ektron CMS authentication bypass - Vulnerability Database

Ektron CMS authentication bypass

Description

Episerver CMS is a ASP.NET web content management system and digital marketing suite.

Ektron CMS 9.20 SP2 (and older versions) allows remote attackers to access administrative pages such as (/WorkArea/activateuser.aspx) without authentication by faking the Referer HTTP header.

Remediation

Upgrade to the latest version of Ektorn CMS. This vulnerability was patched with EKTR-508 (Security enhancement for re-enabling a user).

References

Ektron Content Management System (CMS) 9.20 SP2, remote re-enabling users (CVE-2018-12596)

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2018-12596
CWE-285
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Tags

Authentication Bypass