Access Control Bypass Vulnerability in Kentico CMS
CVE-2017-17736

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Kentico

Status
Kentico Cms
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 March 2018

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC🟣 EPSS 89%

What is CVE-2017-17736?

An access control bypass vulnerability exists in Kentico CMS versions prior to 9.0.51 and 10.0.48, allowing remote attackers to gain unauthorized Global Administrator access. This can be exploited by visiting the CMS installation page and subsequently navigating to the CMS Administration Dashboard, potentially compromising sensitive data and system integrity.

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

Nuclei-TemplatesNuclei-Templates-CVE-2017-17736
Created by 0xSojalSec

References

https://blog.hivint.com/advisory-access-control-bypass-in...
x_refsource_MISC

EPSS Score

89% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

.
CVE-2017-17736 : Access Control Bypass Vulnerability in Kentico CMS