CVE-2012-5357
Ektron Content Management System (CMS) before 8.02 SP5 uses the XslCompiledTransform class with...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-5357- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-19
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2012-5357- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-5278 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2012-5278- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8hjq-53vf-885h
Ektron Content Management System (CMS) before 8.02 SP5 uses the XslCompiledTransform class with...
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.
- Record
GHSA-8hjq-53vf-885h- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Ektron 8.02 - XSLT Transform Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2012-12-05 |
| Metasploit | Ektron 8.02 XSLT Transform Remote Code Execution | 2012-10-16 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-5357 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Ektron Content Management System, published October 30, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 67.8%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
webstersprodigy.net/2012/10/25/cve-2012-5357cve-1012-5358-cool-ektron-xslt-rce-bugs
rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/windows/http/ektron_xslt_exec
documentation.ektron.com/current/ReleaseNotes/Release8/8.02SP5.htm
technet.microsoft.com/library/security/msvr12-016
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5357
github.com/advisories/GHSA-8hjq-53vf-885h