CVE-2017-17736: Direct Request ('Forced Browsing')

March 23, 2018 (updated October 3, 2019)

Kentico allows remote attackers to obtain Global Administrator access by visiting CMSInstall/install.aspx and then navigating to the CMS Administration Dashboard.

References

blog.hivint.com/advisory-access-control-bypass-in-kentico-cms-cve-2017-17736-49e1e43ae55b
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17736

Code Behaviors & Features

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