CVE-2017-18178 Open redirect in n/a
Attackers can exploit an open redirect in Sitefinity authentication to steal tokens, potentially leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-18178?
CVE-2017-18178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Feb 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Authenticate/SWT in Progress Sitefinity 9.1 has an open redirect issue in which an authentication token is sent to the redirection target, if the target is specified using a certain %40 syntax. This is fixed in 10.1.
Weakness: CWE-601
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18178?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Progress Sitefinity.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18178?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18178 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-18178 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18178 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-w34g-4jqc-cw8g.