CVE-2017-0249 High severity vulnerability that affects Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc

High 7.3 Published Updated

Attackers can elevate privileges by exploiting improper sanitization of web requests in the ASP.NET Core framework.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2017-0249?

CVE-2017-0249 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Corporation ASP.NET Core, published on 12 May 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the ASP.NET Core fails to properly sanitize web requests.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-0249?

40 open source packages ship an affected version, including Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc, DisCatSharp and Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions. It affects 18 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc NuGetFrom 1.0.01.0.4
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc NuGetFrom 1.0.01.0.4
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc NuGetFrom 1.1.01.1.3
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc NuGetFrom 1.1.01.1.3
DisCatSharp NuGetAll versions to 9.8.3None
DisCatSharp NuGetAll versions to 9.8.3None
34 more packages
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions NuGetFrom 1.0.01.0.4
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions NuGetFrom 1.0.01.0.4
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions NuGetFrom 1.1.01.1.3
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions NuGetFrom 1.1.01.1.3
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer NuGetFrom 1.0.01.0.4
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer NuGetFrom 1.0.01.0.4
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer NuGetFrom 1.1.01.1.3
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer NuGetFrom 1.1.01.1.3
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core NuGetFrom 1.0.01.0.4
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core NuGetFrom 1.0.01.0.4
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core NuGetFrom 1.1.01.1.3
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core NuGetFrom 1.1.01.1.3
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Cors NuGetFrom 1.0.01.0.4
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Cors NuGetFrom 1.0.01.0.4
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Cors NuGetFrom 1.1.01.1.3
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Cors NuGetFrom 1.1.01.1.3
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.DataAnnotations NuGetFrom 1.0.01.0.4
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.DataAnnotations NuGetFrom 1.0.01.0.4
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.DataAnnotations NuGetFrom 1.1.01.1.3
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.DataAnnotations NuGetFrom 1.1.01.1.3
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Json NuGetFrom 1.0.01.0.4
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Json NuGetFrom 1.0.01.0.4
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Json NuGetFrom 1.1.01.1.3
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Json NuGetFrom 1.1.01.1.3
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Xml NuGetFrom 1.0.01.0.4
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Xml NuGetFrom 1.0.01.0.4
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Xml NuGetFrom 1.1.01.1.3
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Xml NuGetFrom 1.1.01.1.3
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization NuGetFrom 1.0.01.0.4
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization NuGetFrom 1.0.01.0.4
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization NuGetFrom 1.1.01.1.3
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization NuGetFrom 1.1.01.1.3
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor NuGetFrom 1.0.01.0.4
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor NuGetFrom 1.0.01.0.4

Products include Microsoft Asp.net Model View Controller, Microsoft Microsoft.aspnetcore.mvc.abstractions, Microsoft Microsoft.aspnetcore.mvc.apiexplorer, Microsoft Microsoft.aspnetcore.mvc.cors, Microsoft Microsoft.aspnetcore.mvc.dataannotations, Microsoft Microsoft.aspnetcore.mvc.formatters.json and 12 more.

How do I fix CVE-2017-0249?

Upgrade Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc to a fixed version for your release line: 1.0.4 or 1.1.3.

Is CVE-2017-0249 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-0249 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as ECHO-29ff-42b2-521d, GHSA-qhqf-ghgh-x2m4.

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