CVE-2017-18179
Progress Sitefinity 9.1 uses wrap_access_token as a non-expiring authentication token that...
Progress Sitefinity 9.1 uses wrap_access_token as a non-expiring authentication token that remains valid after a password change or a session termination. Also, it is transmitted as a GET parameter. This is fixed in 10.1.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Progress Sitefinity 9.1 uses wrap_access_token as a non-expiring authentication token that remains valid after a password change or a session termination. Also, it is transmitted as a GET parameter. This is fixed in 10.1.
- Record
CVE-2017-18179- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Progress Sitefinity 9.1 uses wrap_access_token as a non-expiring authentication token that remains valid after a password change or a session termination. Also, it is transmitted as a GET parameter. This is fixed in 10.1.
- Record
CVE-2017-18179- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-9314 No score
Progress Sitefinity 9.1 uses wrap_access_token as a non-expiring authentication token that remains valid after a password change or a session termination. Also, it is transmitted as a GET parameter. This is fixed in 10.1.
- Record
EUVD-2017-9314- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vm75-74f6-g8qp
Progress Sitefinity 9.1 uses wrap_access_token as a non-expiring authentication token that...
Progress Sitefinity 9.1 uses wrap_access_token as a non-expiring authentication token that remains valid after a password change or a session termination. Also, it is transmitted as a GET parameter. This is fixed in 10.1.
- Record
GHSA-vm75-74f6-g8qp- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-287
- 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-2017-18179 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Progress Sitefinity, published February 12, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.76%, the 86th percentile. No source names a fixed version.