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Vulnerability record

CVE-2025-2747

Kentico Xperience CMS Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability

CriticalExploitation confirmedCISA KEV
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run Xperience CMS, fix it now.

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.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Nov 10, 2025.

Patch status

Official fix available since

Apply the vendor's update to every affected system. Check the fixed-in versions below where known.

Basis: NVD patch reference

Description

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.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

ProductVendorAffected versionsSource
Kentico XperienceKentico<= 13.0.178NVD
Xperience CMSKentico—KEV

Sources: NVD = NIST National Vulnerability Database; KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2025-2747 scored CVSS 9.8: Kentico Xperience CMS, Kentico Xperience CMS Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched Xperience CMS systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

  2. Patch releasedUpdateKEV

    Patch released for CVE-2025-2747: Kentico Xperience CMS, Kentico Xperience CMS Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability

    An official fix is now available for Kentico Xperience CMS. This vulnerability is being exploited, so apply it promptly.

    Basis: NVD patch reference

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References

  • devnet.kentico.com https://devnet.kentico.com/download/hotfixes
  • nvd.nist.gov https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-2747
  • github.com https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/kentico-xperience13-AuthBypass-wt-2025-0011
  • labs.watchtowr.com https://labs.watchtowr.com/bypassing-authentication-like-its-the-90s-pre-auth-rce-chain-s-in-kentico-xperience…
  • vulncheck.com https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/kentico-xperience-staging-sync-server-none-password-type-authentication-b…
  • cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-2747