CVE-2017-17736 in the critical feed json
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/inst…
published 2018-03-23 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-8888
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 68.5%
- EPSS 68.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.3%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- kentico xperience 9.0.51, 10.0.48
Exploit prediction
68.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.3% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template Kentico - Installer Privilege Escalation nuclei detection template
- blog.hivint.com https://blog.hivint.com/advisory-access-control-bypass-in-kentico-cms-cve-2017-17736-49e1e43ae55b referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-425 Direct Request
References
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blog.hivint.com
/advisory-access-control-bypass-in-kentico-cms-cve-2017-17736-49e1e43ae55b
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-17736
- NVD CVE-2017-17736
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