CVE-2017-11357: Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX before R2 2017 SP2 does not properly restrict user input to RadAsyncUpload, which allows remote…
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Now (action score 92/100)
- CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Jan 26, 2023); it is known to be used in ransomware campaigns. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Feb 16, 2023.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 77.6% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.5% of all records.
- 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.
- According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Patch today or shut off access. Until a fix is released, restrict access to the affected component and follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS
Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX before R2 2017 SP2 does not properly restrict user input to RadAsyncUpload, which allows remote attackers to perform arbitrary file uploads or execute arbitrary code.
- Published
- Aug 23, 2017
- Updated
- Aug 14, 2026
- EPSS
- 77.6% · 99th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-434
Report tools
Action score
92
Patch today or shut off access.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 23 / 30 · 77.6%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
Actively exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jan 26, 2023. That signals real attacks, not theory.
Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Feb 16, 2023.
Known to be used in ransomware campaigns.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| progress | telerik ui for asp.net ajax | cpe:2.3:a:progress:telerik_ui_for_asp.net_ajax |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- progress telerik ui for asp.net ajaxbefore 2020.1.114
Same product
progress: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2021-28141An issue was discovered in Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX 2021.1.224.40Plan
- CVE-2026-6023Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability in Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX39Monitor
- CVE-2025-3600Unsafe Reflection Vulnerability in Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX38Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2014-2217Dec 25, 2014 · Absolute path traversal vulnerability in the RadAsyncUpload control in the RadControls in Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX before Q3 2012 SP2…31Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-2878Feb 25, 2026 · Insufficient Entropy Vulnerability in Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX23Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-6022Apr 22, 2026 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Vulnerability in Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX30Monitor
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
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | webapps | 2018-01-24 |
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- First PoC+153 d
- CISA KEV+1981 d
- TodayNov 14, 2026+3370 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-21-0249 · Mar 19, 2021(Hitachi ABB Power Grids Endüstriyel Güvenlik Bildirimi)
Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
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-434 · Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
Change log (0)
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.