CVE-2017-15883 Auth bypass in n/a
Remote attackers can bypass authentication in Sitefinity CMS to gain privileges or cause denial of service on load-balanced sites.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-15883?
CVE-2017-15883 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 8 Jan 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Sitefinity 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 6.x, 7.x, 8.x, 9.x, and 10.x allow remote attackers to bypass authentication and consequently cause a denial of service on load balanced sites or gain privileges via vectors related to weak cryptography.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15883?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Progress Sitefinity.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15883?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-15883 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2017-15883 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15883 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2017-9248 Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX and Sitefinity Cryptographic Weakness
- CVE-2026-7312 CWE‑522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials in web services in Progress Sitefinity
- CVE-2026-7198 CWE-284: Improper Access Control in web services in Progress Sitefinity
- CVE-2023-29375 File upload in n/a
- CVE-2019-17392 Auth bypass in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cg9w-q3jr-3hrp.