CVE-2017-11357: Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX Insecure Direct Object Reference Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Name

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

Vendor

Telerik

Product

User Interface (UI) for ASP.NET AJAX

Added to the catalog

2023-01-26

Due date for US federal agencies

2023-02-16

Weaknesses

CWE-20

Catalog version

2026.10.30

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.

Required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Ransomware use: CISA marks this vulnerability as known to be used in ransomware campaigns. CISA does not say which group used it.

Links in CISA's notes

• https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/aspnet-ajax/knowledge-base/asyncupload-insecure-direct-object-reference
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11357

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NVD analysis

Status

Analyzed

Published

2017-08-23T17:29:00.227

Last modified

2026-08-14T05:16:54.257

Weaknesses

CWE-434

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.

References

• http://www.telerik.com/support/kb/aspnet-ajax/upload-%28async%29/details/insecure-direct-object-reference (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43874/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• http://www.telerik.com/support/kb/aspnet-ajax/upload-%28async%29/details/insecure-direct-object-reference (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43874/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2017-11357 (US Government Resource)

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CVE record

Assigner

mitre

State

PUBLISHED

Published

2017-08-23T17:00:00.000Z

Updated

2026-08-14T03:55:25.767Z

Problem types

n/a

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.

References

• 43874
• http://www.telerik.com/support/kb/aspnet-ajax/upload-%28async%29/details/insecure-direct-object-reference

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Defensive techniques (MITRE D3FEND)

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