Medium

Moderate severity vulnerability that affects Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc and Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core

  • Disclosed: 16.10.2018
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:23

Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2 and 4.7 allow an attacker to bypass Enhanced Security Usage taggings when they present a certificate that is invalid for a specific use, aka ".NET Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability."

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
.NET (NuGet) Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.4, >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.3 1.0.4, 1.1.3
.NET (NuGet) Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.4, >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.3 1.0.4, 1.1.3
.NET (NuGet) Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.4, >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.3 1.0.4, 1.1.3
.NET (NuGet) Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.4, >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.3 1.0.4, 1.1.3
.NET (NuGet) Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Cors >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.4, >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.3 1.0.4, 1.1.3
.NET (NuGet) Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.DataAnnotations >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.4, >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.3 1.0.4, 1.1.3
.NET (NuGet) Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Json >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.4, >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.3 1.0.4, 1.1.3
.NET (NuGet) Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Xml >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.4, >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.3 1.0.4, 1.1.3
.NET (NuGet) Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.4, >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.3 1.0.4, 1.1.3
.NET (NuGet) Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.4, >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.3 1.0.4, 1.1.3
.NET (NuGet) Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.Host >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.4, >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.3 1.0.4, 1.1.3
.NET (NuGet) Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.4, >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.3 1.0.4, 1.1.3
.NET (NuGet) Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.4, >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.3 1.0.4, 1.1.3
.NET (NuGet) Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.WebApiCompatShim >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.4, >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.3 1.0.4, 1.1.3
.NET (NuGet) System.Net.Http >= 4.1.1, < 4.1.2, >= 4.3.1, < 4.3.2 4.1.2, 4.3.2
.NET (NuGet) System.Net.Http.WinHttpHandler >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.1, >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.1 4.0.1, 4.3.1
.NET (NuGet) System.Net.Security >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.1, >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.1 4.0.1, 4.3.1
.NET (NuGet) System.Net.WebSockets.Client >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.1, >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.1 4.0.1, 4.3.1
.NET (NuGet) System.Text.Encodings.Web >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.1, >= 4.3.0, < 4.3.1 4.0.1, 4.3.1

References

CVSS score -
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-295
Platform
.NET (NuGet)
Package
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer
Disclosed
16.10.2018
Updated
11.10.2026 11:23

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-ch6p-4jcm-h8vh - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core

All published vulnerabilities of this package (.NET (NuGet)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
6
First → latest
10.2018 05.2022
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 4
  • Medium 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2018: 4
  2. 2019: 0
  3. 2020: 0
  4. 2021: 0
  5. 2022: 2
  6. 2023: 0
  7. 2024: 0
  8. 2025: 0
  9. 2026: 0
  1. High · 8.8 CVE-2017-11879 >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.1 2.0.1
  2. High · 7.5 CVE-2017-8700 >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.6, >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.6 1.0.6, 1.1.6
  3. Moderate severity vulnerability that affects Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc and Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core this entry
    Medium CVE-2017-0248 >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.4, >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.3 1.0.4, 1.1.3
  4. High · 7.5 CVE-2017-0247 >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.4, >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.3 1.0.4, 1.1.3
  5. Medium · 5.3 CVE-2017-0256 >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.4, >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.3 1.0.4, 1.1.3
  6. High · 7.3 CVE-2017-0249 >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.4, >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.3 1.0.4, 1.1.3

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