The ContentBlockEx method in Workarea/ServerControlWS.asmx in Ektron Content Management…
Priority MEDIUM 43Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
The ContentBlockEx method in Workarea/ServerControlWS.asmx in Ektron Content Management System (CMS) 8.5 and 8.7 before 8.7sp2 and 9.0 before sp1 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via an external entity declaration in conjunction with an entity reference within an XML document named in the xslt parameter, related to an XML External Entity (XXE) issue.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.22034 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:ektron:ektron_content_management_system:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.5.0 | Vulnerable | Ektron |
| cpe:2.3:a:ektron:ektron_content_management_system:8.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.7.0 | Vulnerable | Ektron |
| cpe:2.3:a:ektron:ektron_content_management_system:8.7.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.7.0 sp1 | Vulnerable | Ektron |
| cpe:2.3:a:ektron:ektron_content_management_system:8.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.9.0 | Vulnerable | Ektron |
- cpe:2.3:a:ektron:ektron_content_management_system:8.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.5.0 Vulnerable ·Ektron
- cpe:2.3:a:ektron:ektron_content_management_system:8.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.0 Vulnerable ·Ektron
- cpe:2.3:a:ektron:ektron_content_management_system:8.7.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.7.0 sp1 Vulnerable ·Ektron
- cpe:2.3:a:ektron:ektron_content_management_system:8.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.9.0 Vulnerable ·Ektron
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-0923
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h69p-g798-v94v
References
Advisory 1
More Ektron Content Management System vulnerabilities
- TI-2012-04531 Ektron Content Management System (CMS) before 8.02 SP5 uses the XslCompiledTransform… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2012-04532 The XSLTCompiledTransform function in Ektron Content Management System (CMS) before 8.02… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2015-00867 Ektron Content Management System (CMS) 8.5 and 8.7 before 8.7sp2 and 9.0 before sp1, when… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2015-03065 Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
- TI-2016-05321 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ektron Content Management System (CMS) before… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2016-05264 Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Ektron Content Management System before… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2015-0923 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-0923 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h69p-g798-v94v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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