CVE-2025-2746: Kentico Xperience <= 13.0.172 Staging Sync Server Digest Password Authentication Bypass
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Kentico Xperience CMS Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
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.
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.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H · CWE-288
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Kentico: Xperience
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- devnet.kentico.com/download/hotfixes (opens in new tab)
- github.com/watchtowrlabs/kentico-xperience13-AuthBypass-wt-2025-0011 (opens in new tab)
- labs.watchtowr.com/bypassing-authentication-like-its-the-90s-pre-auth-rce-chain-s-in-ken… (opens in new tab)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kentico-xperience-staging-sync-server-digest-password-auth… (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)