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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-0923 · published 14 February 2015

CVE-2015-0923: Ektron content management system vulnerability

EEktron · Ektron Content Management System

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.

5.0 CVSS 2.0 Medium EPSS 22% · top 2.4%
5.0CVSS 2.0 base score
22%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/377644 US Government Resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/377644 US Government Resource

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-0923), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.