CVE-2017-9248: Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX and Sitefinity Cryptographic Weakness Vulnerability

Published Jul 3, 2017
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Updated

Telerik.Web.UI.dll in Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX before R2 2017 SP1 and Sitefinity before 10.0.6412.0 does not properly protect Telerik.Web.UI.DialogParametersEncryptionKey or the MachineKey, which makes it easier for remote attackers to defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms, leading to a MachineKey leak, arbitrary file uploads or downloads, XSS, or ASP.NET ViewState compromise.

Other sources

Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX and Sitefinity have a cryptographic weakness in Telerik.Web.UI.dll that can be exploited to disclose encryption keys (Telerik.Web.UI.DialogParametersEncryptionKey and/or the MachineKey), perform cross-site-scripting (XSS) attacks, compromise the ASP.NET ViewState, and/or upload and download files.

Affected Software

4 affected components
Progress ASP.NET AJAX and Sitefinity
Progress Sitefinity<10.0.6412.0
Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX<=2017.2.503
Telerik Sitefinity Cms<=10.0.6401.0

Event History

Jul 3, 2017
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Description
Data Sourced
via NVD·07:29 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Nov 3, 2021
Known Exploited
via CISA·12:00 AM
Feb 10, 2025
News Published
via Dark Reading·09:58 PM
News Published
via Dark Reading·10:26 PM

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2017-9248?

CVE-2017-9248 has a medium severity rating, indicating that it poses a moderate risk to affected systems.

2

How do I fix CVE-2017-9248?

To mitigate CVE-2017-9248, update Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX to version R2 2017 SP1 or later and Progress Sitefinity to version 10.0.6412.0 or later.

3

What does CVE-2017-9248 affect?

CVE-2017-9248 affects Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX versions up to 2017.2.503 and Progress Sitefinity versions prior to 10.0.6412.0.

4

What is the impact of CVE-2017-9248?

The impact of CVE-2017-9248 allows attackers to potentially defeat cryptographic protections leading to unauthorized data access.

5

Is my application vulnerable if it uses Telerik.Web.UI.dll?

If your application uses Telerik.Web.UI.dll versions specified in CVE-2017-9248 and you have not applied the necessary updates, it is vulnerable.

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