CVE-2025-2747 kev in the critical feed json
Kentico Xperience <= 13.0.178 Staging Sync Server None Password Type Authentication Bypass
published 2025-03-24 19 mo ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2025-8009
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Exploited
- added 2025-10-20
- epss
- 97.2%
- EPSS 97.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.8%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known, plus a Nuclei check
Summary
An authentication bypass vulnerability in Kentico Xperience allows authentication bypass via the Staging Sync Server component password handling for the server defined None type. Authentication bypass allows an attacker to control administrative objects.This issue affects Xperience through 13.0.178.
Patch / fix
cisa required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- devnet.kentico.com/download/hotfixes advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Added to CISA KEV
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active
- CISA patch deadline
Known exploited
- Added
- 12 mo ago
- Patch by
- 2025-11-10 (11 mo ago)
- Ransomware
- Not known
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Vendor, product
- Kentico, Xperience CMS
- CISA name
- Kentico Xperience CMS Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Active, exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 12 mo ago
Exploit prediction
97.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- Nuclei template Kentico Xperience 13 CMS - Staging Service Authentication Bypass (WT-2025-0006) nuclei detection template
- labs.watchtowr.com https://labs.watchtowr.com/bypassing-authentication-like-its-the-90s-pre-auth-rce-chain-s-in-kentico-xperience-cms/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- github.com https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/kentico-xperience13-AuthBypass-wt-2025-0011 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Kentico Xperience
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-288 Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
References
-
devnet.kentico.com
/download/hotfixes
vendor-advisory, patch
-
labs.watchtowr.com
/bypassing-authentication-like-its-the-90s-pre-auth-rce-chain-s-in-kentico-xperience-cms/
technical-description, exploit, third-party-advisory
-
github.com
/watchtowrlabs/kentico-xperience13-AuthBypass-wt-2025-0011
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/kentico-xperience-staging-sync-server-none-password-type-authentication-bypass
third-party-advisory
-
cisa.gov
/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-2747
government-resource, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-2747
- NVD CVE-2025-2747
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