CVE-2017-17736

9.8 CRITICAL

Published: March 23, 2018 Modified: December 19, 2025

Description

Kentico 9.0 before 9.0.51 and 10.0 before 10.0.48 allows remote attackers to obtain Global Administrator access by visiting CMSInstall/install.aspx and then navigating to the CMS Administration Dashboard.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://blog.hivint.com/advisory-access-control-bypass-in-kentico-cms-cve-2017-17736-49e1e43ae55b

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit Third Party Advisory

https://blog.hivint.com/advisory-access-control-bypass-in-kentico-cms-cve-2017-17736-49e1e43ae55b

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Exploit Third Party Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

9.8 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

92.6%

100th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-425

Affected Vendors

kentico

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