[ CVE-2025-2746 · Published 24 Mar 2025 ]
Kentico Xperience CMS Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability
Exploited · CISA KEV CVSS 9.8
EPSS 74%Fix available
[ Why it matters ]Priority signals
- Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2025-10-20
- EPSS: 74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 99% of CVEs)
- Critical severity: CVSS 9.8
[ Description ]Official description
An authentication bypass vulnerability in Kentico Xperience allows authentication bypass via the Staging Sync Server password handling of empty SHA1 usernames in digest authentication. Authentication bypass allows an attacker to control administrative objects.This issue affects Xperience through 13.0.172.
CISA: Kentico Xperience CMS contains an authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability that could allow an attacker to control administrative objects.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
CISA required action (US federal deadline 10 Nov 2025): Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Patch on devnet.kentico.comVendor patch or bulletin · NVD · Reference tagged 'Patch' by NVD
[ References ]References
- devnet.kentico.com/download/hotfixesPatch
- github.com/watchtowrlabs/kentico-xperience13-AuthBypass-wt-2025-0011Third Party Advisory
- labs.watchtowr.com/bypassing-authentication-like-its-the-90s-pre-auth-rce-chain-s-in-ke…ExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kentico-xperience-staging-sync-server-digest-password-auth…Third Party Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource