Exploited CVEs / Progress / CVE-2017-9248
CVE-2017-9248
Actively exploited Progress ASP.NET AJAX and Sitefinity vulnerability, Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. Added to the CISA KEV catalog 2021-11-03.
Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX and Sitefinity Cryptographic Weakness Vulnerability. Exploitation in the wild is confirmed by CISA, not predicted. Federal agencies were required to remediate by 2022-05-03 (that deadline has passed); treat that date as the outer bound for your own environment. The fix is in the vendor advisory: Progress Security Advisories, linked below.
Risk summary
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CISA required action
Federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date: 2022-05-03 (past due).
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Official fix for CVE-2017-9248
The authoritative fix and affected-version list are published by the vendor. Find the ASP.NET AJAX and Sitefinity advisory on Progress Security Advisories.
Common questions about CVE-2017-9248
Is CVE-2017-9248 actively exploited?
Yes. CVE-2017-9248 was added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2021-11-03, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed, not predicted. Its EPSS 30-day exploitation probability is 75%.
What is the CISA deadline and required action for CVE-2017-9248?
CISA set the federal (BOD 22-01) remediation due date at 2022-05-03, which has passed; treat any unremediated system as overdue. The verbatim required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
What fixes CVE-2017-9248?
The authoritative fix is in the vendor advisory: see Progress Security Advisories for the patched ASP.NET AJAX and Sitefinity versions and any workarounds. KEV listing makes this a fix-first item: patch it ahead of higher-CVSS issues nobody is exploiting.
Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2017-9248?
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