What is CVE-2017-18175?

CVE-2017-18175 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Progress Sitefinity, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-18175?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

XSS in Progress Sitefinity

CVE-2017-18175

Progress Sitefinity 9.1 has XSS via the Content Management Template Configuration (aka Templateconfiguration), as demonstrated by the src attribute of an IMG element. This is fixed in 10.1.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2018-02-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (52.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-24.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 52.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Progress Sitefinity — versions 9.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

www.sec-consult.com/en/blog/advisories/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-progress-sit… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/143894/Progress-Sitefinity-9.1-XSS-Session-Manage… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18175?: CVE-2017-18175 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Progress Sitefinity, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-18175?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.