CVE-2017-18177 Cross-site scripting in n/a
Cross-site scripting in Sitefinity allows attackers to inject scripts via user profile fields, potentially leading to session hijacking or malicious actions.
- 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-2017-18177?
CVE-2017-18177 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 Last name, First name, and About fields on the New User Creation Page. This is fixed in 10.1.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18177?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Progress Sitefinity.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18177?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18177 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-2017-18177 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18177 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-6hwr-p935-p8mg.