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CVE-2017-17736· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

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/insta

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.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.0—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
Mar 23, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
68.5% · 99th percentile
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CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
21 / 30 · 68.5%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
kenticoxperience

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • kentico xperience9.0 and later · before 9.0.51
  • kentico xperience10.0 and later · before 10.0.48

Same product

kentico: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2025-2747Kentico Xperience <= 13.0.178 Staging Sync Server None Password Type Authentication BypassKEV
    98Now
  • CVE-2019-10068An issue was discovered in Kentico 12.0.x before 12.0.15, 11.0.x before 11.0.48, 10.0.x before 10.0.52, and 9.x versions.KEV
    98Now
  • CVE-2025-2746Kentico Xperience <= 13.0.172 Staging Sync Server Digest Password Authentication BypassKEV
    91Now
  • CVE-2025-2749Kentico Xperience <= 13.0.178 Staging Media File Upload Authenticated RCEKEV
    59Plan
  • CVE-2025-2748Kentico Xperience stored cross-site scripting in multiple-file upload functionality
    42Plan
  • CVE-2025-32370Kentico Xperience before 13.0.178 has a specific set of allowed ContentUploader file extensions for unauthenticated uploads; however, becaus
    39Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Nuclei detection template ×1
  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template CVE-2017-17736 —
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:22022-07-12

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. Published
  2. First PoC+1572 d
  3. TodaySep 30, 2026+3113 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-425 · Direct Request ('Forced Browsing')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

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