CVE-2025-2746 (GCVE-0-2025-2746)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-24 18:16 – Updated: 2026-02-26 19:09
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Kentico Xperience <= 13.0.172 Staging Sync Server Digest Password Authentication Bypass
Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-10-21 03:55 UTC
CWE
- CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Assigner
VulnCheck
CNA
References
5 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://labs.watchtowr.com/bypassing-authenticati… | technical-descriptionexploit |
| https://devnet.kentico.com/download/hotfixes | vendor-advisorypatch |
| https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/kentico-xperienc… | exploit |
| https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kentico-xper… | third-party-advisory |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
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