Ektron Content Management System
CVE-2012-5358
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Data processing
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| Impact | CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.58%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the critical-severity affected system. |
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The XSLTCompiledTransform function in Ektron Content Management System (CMS) before 8.02 SP5 configures the XSL with enableDocumentFunction set to true, which allows remote attackers to read. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
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No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-19. The XSLTCompiledTransform function in Ektron Content Management System (CMS) before 8.02 SP5 configures the XSL with enableDocumentFunction set to true, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and consequently bypass authentication, modify viewstate, cause a denial of service, or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted XSL data. Affected products include: Ektron Ektron Content Management System. Version information: before 8.02.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionCVE.org
The XSLTCompiledTransform function in Ektron Content Management System (CMS) before 8.02 SP5 configures the XSL with enableDocumentFunction set to true, which allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files and consequently bypass authentication, modify viewstate, cause a denial of service, or possibly have unspecified other impact via crafted XSL data.
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Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
Ektron Content Management System (CMS) before 8.02 SP5 uses the XslCompiledTransform class with enablescript set to true
The ContentBlockEx method in Workarea/ServerControlWS.asmx in Ektron Content Management System (CMS) 8.5 and 8.7 before
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ektron Content Management System (CMS) before 9.1.0.184 SP3 (9.1.0.184.3.127
Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Test/WorkArea/DmsMenu/menuActions/MenuActions.aspx in Ektron Content
Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in Test/WorkArea/workarea.aspx in Ektron Content Management System (
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in content.aspx in Ektron CMS 8.7 before 8.7.0.055 allows remote authenticated
Ektron Content Management System (CMS) 8.5 and 8.7 before 8.7sp2 and 9.0 before sp1, when the Saxon XSLT parser is used,
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ektron Content Management System before 9.1.0.184SP3(9.1.0.184.3.127) allows
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