CVE-2018-17053
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Identity Server in Progress Sitefinity CMS versions...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.1
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-17053- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2018-17053- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-8836 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2018-8836- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6mwf-pw9f-q76c
6.1
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Identity Server in Progress Sitefinity CMS versions...
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.
- Record
GHSA-6mwf-pw9f-q76c- CVSS 3.0
- 6.1 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-17053 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Progress Sitefinity Cms, published October 3, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.84%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
insinuator.net/2018/10/vulnerabilities-in-sitefinity-wcms-a-success-story-of-a-responsible-disclosure-process
knowledgebase.progress.com/articles/Article/Security-Advisory-for-Resolving-Security-vulnerabilities-September-2018
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17053
github.com/advisories/GHSA-6mwf-pw9f-q76c