Vulnerability record

CVE-2017-11357

Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX Insecure Direct Object Reference Vulnerability

Severity: CriticalExploitation: Exploitation confirmedCISA KEV Used by ransomware
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run User Interface (UI) for ASP.NET AJAX, fix it now.

CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Feb 16, 2023.

Patch status

No official fix confirmed yet

Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.

Description

Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX before R2 2017 SP2 does not properly restrict user input to RadAsyncUpload, which allows remote attackers to perform arbitrary file uploads or execute arbitrary code.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

Products affected by this vulnerability, with versions and the source of each entry
ProductVendorAffected versionsFixed inSource
Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAXProgress< 2020.1.1142020.1.114NVD
User Interface (UI) for ASP.NET AJAXTelerik——KEV

Sources: NVD = NIST National Vulnerability Database; KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2017-11357 scored CVSS 9.8: Telerik User Interface (UI) for ASP.NET AJAX, Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX Insecure Direct Object Reference Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild and known to be used in ransomware campaigns. Unpatched User Interface (UI) for ASP.NET AJAX systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

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Coverage

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References

  • docs.telerik.com https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/aspnet-ajax/knowledge-base/asyncupload-insecure-direct-object-reference
  • nvd.nist.gov https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11357
  • telerik.com http://www.telerik.com/support/kb/aspnet-ajax/upload-%28async%29/details/insecure-direct-object-reference
  • exploit-db.com https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43874/
  • cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-11357