What is CVE-2017-18179?

CVE-2017-18179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Progress Sitefinity, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-02-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-18179?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Progress Sitefinity

CVE-2017-18179

Progress Sitefinity 9.1 uses wrap_access_token as a non-expiring authentication token that remains valid after a password change or a session termination. Also, it is transmitted as a GET parameter. This is fixed in 10.1.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.028 (84.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Progress Sitefinity — versions 9.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18179?: CVE-2017-18179 is a high-severity vulnerability in Progress Sitefinity, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-02-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-18179?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.