CVE-2017-9140
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Telerik.ReportViewer.WebForms.dll in Telerik...
CVE-2017-9140 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) in Progress Telerik Reporting, published May 22, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 9.72%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.1 MediumCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 9.72%EPSS, 95th percentile
- Exploitation
- None known1 public exploit
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Telerik.ReportViewer.WebForms.dll in Telerik Reporting for ASP.NET WebForms Report Viewer control before R1 2017 SP2 (11.0.17.406) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the bgColor parameter to Telerik.ReportViewer.axd.
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
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclei | Reflected XSS - Telerik Reporting Module |
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Telerik.ReportViewer.WebForms.dll in Telerik Reporting for ASP.NET WebForms Report Viewer control before R1 2017 SP2 (11.0.17.406) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the bgColor parameter to Telerik.ReportViewer.axd.
- Record
CVE-2017-9140- 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 ListNo score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Telerik.ReportViewer.WebForms.dll in Telerik Reporting for ASP.NET WebForms Report Viewer control before R1 2017 SP2 (11.0.17.406) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the bgColor parameter to Telerik.ReportViewer.axd.
- Record
CVE-2017-9140- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-18078No score
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Telerik.ReportViewer.WebForms.dll in Telerik Reporting for ASP.NET WebForms Report Viewer control before R1 2017 SP2 (11.0.17.406) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the bgColor parameter to Telerik.ReportViewer.axd.
- Record
EUVD-2017-18078- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2549-f94w-jg6h
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Telerik.ReportViewer.WebForms.dll in Telerik...
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Telerik.ReportViewer.WebForms.dll in Telerik Reporting for ASP.NET WebForms Report Viewer control before R1 2017 SP2 (11.0.17.406) allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the bgColor parameter to Telerik.ReportViewer.axd.
- Record
GHSA-2549-f94w-jg6h- 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
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
telerik.com/support/whats-new/reporting/release-history/telerik-reporting-r1-2017-sp2-%28version-11-0-17-406%29
knowledgebase.progress.com/articles/Article/Security-Advisory-for-Resolving-Security-vulnerabilities-September-2018
veracode.com/blog/research/anatomy-cross-site-scripting-flaw-telerik-reporting-module
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9140
github.com/advisories/GHSA-2549-f94w-jg6h