CVE-2017-18179 Auth bypass in n/a
Attackers can maintain unauthorized access via non-expiring tokens that persist after password changes or session termination in Sitefinity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-18179?
CVE-2017-18179 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Feb 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Progress Sitefinity 9.1 uses wrap_access_token as a non-expiring authentication token that remains valid after a password change or a session termination. Also, it is transmitted as a GET parameter. This is fixed in 10.1.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-18179?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Progress Sitefinity.
How do I fix CVE-2017-18179?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-18179 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-2017-18179 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-18179 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-vm75-74f6-g8qp.