CVE-2012-5358 — 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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CRITICAL

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

Published Oct 30, 2017

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.91%

Description

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

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

1.91% 0.01907

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.01907

Score over time

2022–2026

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Percentile over time

EPSS v2
EPSS v3
EPSS v4
EPSS v5

Table of values (11 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	1.91% (0.01907)	79.02th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jun 15, 2026	1.91% (0.01907)	77.00th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Mar 17, 2025	0.81% (0.00809)	72.54th	v4 (v2025.03.14)
Dec 12, 2024	0.90% (0.00904)	83.44th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 14, 2024	0.90% (0.00904)	82.34th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 23, 2023	0.90% (0.00904)	80.32th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.82% (0.00823)	79.29th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	1.14% (0.01136)	59.45th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Oct 18, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	58.28th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Apr 1, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	56.27th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	1.14% (0.01136)	34.23th	v2 (v2022.01.01)

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-19

References (3)

http://documentation.ektron.com/current/ReleaseNotes/Release8/8.02SP5.htm
x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/msvr12-016
x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://webstersprodigy.net/2012/10/25/cve-2012-5357cve-1012-5358-cool-ektron-xslt-rce-bugs/
x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://documentation.ektron.com/current/ReleaseNotes/Release8/8.02SP5.htm		x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/msvr12-016		x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://webstersprodigy.net/2012/10/25/cve-2012-5357cve-1012-5358-cool-ektron-xslt-rce-bugs/		x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner mitre

Published Oct 30, 2017

Updated Aug 6, 2024

Reserved Oct 10, 2012

Link CVE-2012-5358

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 16, 2026

Link CVE-2012-5358

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2012-5358