VDB-114944 · CVE-2017-17736 · Qualys 11979

Kentico CMS up to 9.0.50/10.0.47 CMS Administration Dashboard CMSInstall/install.aspx access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kentico CMS up to 9.0.50/10.0.47 and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the file CMSInstall/install.aspx of the component CMS Administration Dashboard. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-17736. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kentico CMS up to 9.0.50/10.0.47 (Content Management System) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the file CMSInstall/install.aspx of the component CMS Administration Dashboard. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 03/23/2018. The weakness was shared 03/23/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at blog.hivint.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2017-17736 since 12/18/2017. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

By approaching the search of inurl:CMSInstall/install.aspx it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 11979 (Kentico CMS install.aspx Access Bypass Vulnerability).

Upgrading to version 9.0.51 or 10.0.48 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
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VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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OpenVAS ID: 867609
OpenVAS Name: Kentico CMS < 9.0.51 & < 10.0.48 Access Control Bypass Vulnerability
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: CMS 9.0.51/10.0.48

Timelineinfo

12/18/2017 🔍
03/23/2018 +95 days 🔍
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12/19/2025 +2828 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: blog.hivint.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2017-17736 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-17736
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-114944

Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2018 18:41
Updated: 12/19/2025 22:15
Changes: 03/23/2018 18:41 (65), 05/28/2020 20:34 (1), 12/19/2025 22:15 (19)
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Cache ID: 216:D11:103

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