CVE-2018-17053 — Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Identity Server in Progress Sitefini

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Identity Server in Progress Sitefinity CMS versions 10.0 through 11.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to login request parameters, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-17054.

01What is this vulnerability?

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Identity Server in Progress Sitefinity CMS versions 10.0 through 11.0 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to login request parameters, a different vulnerability than CVE-2018-17054.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / n/a	n/a

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-10-03T18:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T10:39:59.519Z

09References

• insinuator.net — https://insinuator.net/2018/10/vulnerabilities-in-sitefinity-wcms-a-success-stor…
• knowledgebase.progress.com — https://knowledgebase.progress.com/articles/Article/Security-Advisory-for-Resolv…