SB2017062927 - Insufficiently protected credentials in Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Insufficiently protected credentials (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9248)

CWE-ID: CWE-522 - Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the affected application does not properly protect Telerik.Web.UI.DialogParametersEncryptionKey or the MachineKey. A remote attacker can defeat cryptographic protection mechanisms.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99965
• http://www.telerik.com/blogs/security-alert-for-telerik-ui-for-asp.net-ajax-and-progress-sitefinity
• http://www.telerik.com/support/kb/aspnet-ajax/details/cryptographic-weakness
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43873/