ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

CVE-2017-9248: Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX and Sitefinity Cryptographic Weakness Vulnerability

Facts
VendorProgress
ProductASP.NET AJAX and Sitefinity
Actively exploitedYes
Added to CISA KEV3 Nov 2021
CISA federal deadline3 May 2022
Weakness (CWE)CWE-522

Required action (CISA's text)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Description (NVD)

Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX and Sitefinity have a cryptographic weakness in Telerik.Web.UI.dll that can be exploited to disclose encryption keys (Telerik.Web.UI.DialogParametersEncryptionKey and/or the MachineKey), perform cross-site-scripting (XSS) attacks, compromise the ASP.NET ViewState, and/or upload and download files.

SOURCES

Other Progress flaws

Data from NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Updated 10 Nov 2026.