CVE-2017-11879 — Microsoft.AspNetCore.All
HIGHCVE-2017-11879 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) Open Redirect vulnerability in Microsoft.AspNetCore.All. A fix is available for Microsoft.AspNetCore.All — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Open redirect in ASP.NET Core
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
Microsoft.AspNetCore.All.NETMicrosoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.CoreReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects NuGet packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
ASP.NET Core 2.0 allows an attacker to steal log-in session information such as cookies or authentication tokens via a specially crafted URL aka "ASP.NET Core Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability".
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| .NETNuGet | Microsoft.AspNetCore.All | ≥ 2.0.0&&< 2.0.3 | 2.0.3dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.All --version 2.0.3 |
| .NETNuGet | Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core | ≥ 2.0.0&&< 2.0.1 | 2.0.1dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core --version 2.0.1 |
Affected Products
asp.net coremicrosoftDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for Microsoft.AspNetCore.All, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update Microsoft.AspNetCore.All to 2.0.3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2017-11879 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Stop reflecting attacker-controlled destinations: resolve every redirect target against an allowlist of paths or hosts you own, prefer a server-side key over a full URL in the request, and reject absolute URLs entirely where the flow only ever needs a relative one.
Frequently Asked Questions
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