Insufficiently protected credentials in UI for ASP.NET AJAX - CVE-2017-9248

 

Insufficiently protected credentials in UI for ASP.NET AJAX - CVE-2017-9248

Published: June 16, 2023 / Updated: September 18, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU77480
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9248
CWE-ID: CWE-522
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Progress Telerik
Affected software:
UI for ASP.NET AJAX

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-9248

Install update from vendor's website.

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