CVE-2025-2749
Kentico Xperience Staging media files upload authenticated remote code execution
Severity Score
7.2
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
Track*
*SSVC
Descriptions
An authenticated remote code execution in Kentico Xperience allows authenticated users Staging Sync Server to upload arbitrary data to path relative locations. This results in path traversal and arbitrary file upload, including content that can be executed server side leading to remote code execution.This issue affects Kentico Xperience through 13.0.178.
*Credits:
Piotr Bazydlo (watchTowr)
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:Track*
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2025-03-24 CVE Reserved
- 2025-03-24 CVE Published
- 2025-03-24 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-24 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
- CWE-434: Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type
CAPEC
- CAPEC-650: Upload a Web Shell to a Web Server
References (2)
URL | Tag | Source |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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https://labs.watchtowr.com/bypassing-authentication-like-its-the-90s-pre-auth-rce-chain-s-in-kentico-xperience-cms | 2025-03-24 |
URL | Date | SRC |
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URL | Date | SRC |
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https://devnet.kentico.com/download/hotfixes | 2025-03-24 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
Kentico Search vendor "Kentico" | Xperience Search vendor "Kentico" for product "Xperience" | <= 13.0.178 Search vendor "Kentico" for product "Xperience" and version " <= 13.0.178" | en |
Affected
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