PT-2018-6027 · Progress · Sitefinity

Published 2018-01-08 · Updated 2018-02-01 · CVE-2017-15883

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Sitefinity versions 5.1 through 10.x

Description: The issue allows remote attackers to bypass authentication, which can lead to a denial of service on load balanced sites or privilege escalation. This is due to vectors related to weak cryptography.

Recommendations: For versions 5.1 through 10.x, update to a version that addresses the weak cryptography issue to prevent authentication bypass and potential denial of service or privilege escalation.

Fix

DoS

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-15883

Affected Products

Sitefinity

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15883 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-15883 · Vendor Advisory
• https://knowledgebase.progress.com/articles/Article/Sitefinity-Security-Advisory-for-cryptographic-vulnerability-CVE-2017-15883 · Vendor Advisory
• https://mnemonic.no/news/2017/vulnerability-finding-sitefinity-cms · Note