CVE-2017-18175 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Sitefinity CMS allows attackers to inject malicious scripts via template configuration, potentially leading to session hijacking or code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-18175?
CVE-2017-18175 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Feb 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Progress Sitefinity 9.1 has XSS via the Content Management Template Configuration (aka Templateconfiguration), as demonstrated by the src attribute of an IMG element. This is fixed in 10.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18175?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Progress Sitefinity.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18175?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18175 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2017-18175 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18175 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-5pc7-7874-mmf8.