CVE-2017-17736

Kentico 9.0 before 9.0.51 and 10.0 before 10.0.48 allows remote attackers to obtain Global Administrator access by visiting CMSInstall/install.aspx and then navigating to the CMS Administration Dashboard.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://blog.hivint.com/advisory-access-control-bypass-in-kentico-cms-cve-2017-17736-49e1e43ae55b	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://blog.hivint.com/advisory-access-control-bypass-in-kentico-cms-cve-2017-17736-49e1e43ae55b	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:kentico:xperience::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:kentico:xperience::::::::

History

19 Dec 2025, 20:56

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Kentico xperience
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:kentico:kentico_cms::::::::	cpe:2.3:a:kentico:xperience::::::::

21 Nov 2024, 03:18

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://blog.hivint.com/advisory-access-control-bypass-in-kentico-cms-cve-2017-17736-49e1e43ae55b - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://blog.hivint.com/advisory-access-control-bypass-in-kentico-cms-cve-2017-17736-49e1e43ae55b - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2018-03-23 15:29

Updated : 2025-12-19 20:56

NVD link : CVE-2017-17736

Mitre link : CVE-2017-17736

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-17736

JSON object : View

Products Affected

kentico

xperience

CWE

CWE-425

Direct Request ('Forced Browsing')

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