CVE-2017-11317 — Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

• Documented mitigation — www.telerik.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)

CISA required action CISA

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

US federal deadline: May 2, 2022 — passed 1627 day(s) ago

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Telerik Ui For Asp.net Ajax).
2. Treat as emergency remediation: the CVE is in CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
3. The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
4. Apply the documented mitigations until a definitive fix is available.
5. EPSS ahead of 100% of scored CVEs: prioritize it in the patch queue.
6. Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (cryptography), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-326 · Inadequate Encryption Strength

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CISA KEV details CISA

CISA lists a CVE once it has evidence of exploitation against real targets.

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Public exploits, PoCs and detection templates

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EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 84.18%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

• Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
• Check TLS negotiations and unexpected certificates in the component’s traffic.
• Hunt retroactively in logs from before Apr 11, 2022 (KEV listing): exploitation may have started earlier.

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

• 2026
• Fix documented
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Affected products added · telerik/ui for asp.net ajax
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Source status changed · Published → Analyzed
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Record published
  Oct 13, 2026
• CVSS changed · 9.8
  Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• Source status changed · → Published
  Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• SSVC assessment updated
  Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• Added to CISA KEV (detected)
  Oct 13, 2026 · CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
• Record created in this database
  Oct 13, 2026 · CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
• 2022
• Added to CISA KEV catalog
  Apr 10, 2022 · CISA
• 2017
• CVE published
  Aug 23, 2017 · mitre

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

• 3× References added · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
• 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

8 on the record

• www.telerik.com/support/kb/aspnet-ajax/upload-%28async%29/details/unrestricted-file-u
  x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
  US Government Resource, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43874/
  exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11317
  GitHub Security Advisories
• psirt.global.sonicwall.com/vuln-detail/SNWLID-2018-0006
  x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43874
  GitHub Security Advisories
• github.com/advisories/GHSA-9v96-j7x8-6wjv
  GitHub Security Advisories
• packetstormsecurity.com/files/159653/Telerik-UI-ASP.NET-AJAX-RadAsyncUpload-Deserialization.h
  x_refsource_MISC, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Elsewhere on this site

Related CVEs (same products)

• Critical CVE-2019-18935 Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability KEV Dec 11, 2019
• Critical CVE-2017-9248 Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX and Sitefinity Cryptographic Weakness Vulnerability KEV Jul 3, 2017

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

• No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
• No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
• No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2017-11317 is "Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX Unrestricted File Upload Vulnerability", rated Critical. It affects Ui For Asp.net Ajax (Telerik); versions are in the scope table. It is in CISA KEV: there is evidence of real-world exploitation. CVSS 9.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 84.18% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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