CVE-2017-17736

Description

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.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.

GitHub 1 repository

0xSojalSec/Nuclei-TemplatesNuclei-Templates-CVE-2017-17736 ★ 2 · Jul 12, 2022

Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.

Automated scanner template

A ready-made Nuclei template detects this vulnerability automatically. Vulnerabilities with public scanner templates are typically probed across the internet soon after the template appears — exposed systems should be patched first.

Kentico - Installer Privilege Escalation http/cves/2017/CVE-2017-17736.yaml

Source: projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates (MIT) — updated daily. Only links are listed.

References

https://blog.hivint.com/advisory-access-control-bypass-in-kentico-cms-cve-2017-17736-49e1e43ae55b