Exploited RansomwareCVE from 2017, added in 2023

CVE-2017-11357

Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX · Frameworks and libraries

Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX Insecure Direct Object Reference Vulnerability

At a glance

Exploited. Added to CISA’s catalog of exploited vulnerabilities on January 26, 2023.

Used in ransomware attacks, according to CISA.

Affected product: Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX (category Frameworks and libraries, indicative classification). Name in CISA’s catalog: Telerik User Interface (UI) for ASP.NET AJAX.

What should I do?

Apply the security update from Progress.

Deadline set by CISA for US federal agencies: 21 days (due February 16, 2023). It only binds those agencies, but it is a useful measure of urgency.

Progress security advisories page (general page, not the advisory for this vulnerability)
The vendor’s specific advisory is listed in the NVD references: CVE-2017-11357 on the NVD website.

Original text of the required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Timeline

August 23, 2017 Vulnerability published Publication date (NVD)
January 26, 2023 Exploitation confirmed Added to CISA’s KEV catalog
February 16, 2023 CISA deadline Remediation deadline set for US federal agencies

The facts, with their sources

Exploitation confirmed: Yes, on January 26, 2023 Date added to the catalog of exploited vulnerabilities. Exploitation itself may have started earlier. Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
Ransomware: Known use Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
Hunt for compromise: Not requested by CISA Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
CISA required action: Apply the security update from Progress. Rewritten by this site from CISA’s original text. Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
CISA deadline: February 16, 2023, 21 days Set for US federal agencies: a measure of urgency, not an obligation elsewhere. Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
Vulnerability published: August 23, 2017 Source: National Vulnerability Database (NVD), collected September 29, 2026 at 15:00 UTC
Product according to CISA: Telerik User Interface (UI) for ASP.NET AJAX Filed by this site under “Frameworks and libraries” (indicative classification). Source: KEV catalog, collected September 29, 2026 at 14:57 UTC
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Technical detail of the score: attack vector, complexity, impact. Source: National Vulnerability Database (NVD), collected September 29, 2026 at 15:00 UTC

Severity and activity

9.8 / 10 CVSS severity: critical

Score from the NVD. Collected Sep 29, 2026.

— Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)

FIRST’s EPSS model. Since exploitation is already confirmed, this figure is mostly useful to compare activity. Collected Sep 29, 2026.

Description

Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX before R2 2017 SP2 does not properly restrict user input to RadAsyncUpload, which allows remote attackers to perform arbitrary file uploads or execute arbitrary code.

Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX contains an insecure direct object reference vulnerability in RadAsyncUpload that can result in file uploads in a limited location and/or remote code execution.

Summary from CISA (KEV catalog).

CERT-FR advisories

No advisory among the latest CERT-FR publications this site follows. That does not mean there are none.

Information reused under the Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab); the date of last update is shown for each advisory. This site is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by ANSSI.

Sources for this page

CISA KEV catalog: exploitation, date added, required action, deadline, ransomware.
NVD (NIST): CVSS severity, publication date, description, vendor references.
EPSS (FIRST): probability of exploitation.
CERT-FR: advisories and alerts (in French).
Brand and category: indicative classification by this site (method).